Production of 1,3-Dienes by Enzymatic Conversion of 3-Hydroxyalk-4-Enoates and/or 3-Phosphonoxyalk-4-Enoates
AssigneeScientist of Fortune, S.A.
InventorPhilippe Marliere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for generating 1,3-diene compounds through a biological process. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for producing 1,3-diene compounds (for example butadiene or isoprene) from molecules of the 3-hydroxyalk-4-enoate type or from 3-phosphonoxyalk-4-enoates.
Claims24
A method for the production of a 1,3-diene compound that comprises the step of converting a 3-hydroxyalk-4-enoate with an enzyme having the activity of a decarboxylase into a 1,3-diene compound.
A method for producing a 1,3-diene compound comprising the step of enzymatically converting a 3-phosphonoxyalk-4-enoate into the corresponding 1,3-diene compound by use of an enzyme which can catalyze the conversion via decarboxylation and dephosphorylation.
Use of an enzyme having the activity of a decarboxylase for producing a 1,3-diene compound from a 3-hydroxyalk-4-enoate by the dephosphorylation-decarboxylation of the 3-hydroxyalk-4-enoate.
Use of a terpene synthase for producing a 1,3-diene compound from a 3-phosponoxyalk-4-enoate by the dephosphorylation-decarboxylation of the 3-phosphonoxyalk-4-enoate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.