Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030522
Keywords
peroxygenases; oxyfunctionalization; epoxidation; terminal alkenes; epoxides
Funding
- BioBased Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union [792063]
- Spanish MCIN/AEI [PID2020-118968RB-100]
- CSIC [PIE-202040E185, PIE-202120E019]
- CSIC SusPlast platform
- CSIC program for the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan - Recovery and Resilience Facility of the European Union, established by the Regulation (EU) [2020/2094]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [792063] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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Terminal alkenes are attractive starting materials for synthesizing epoxides, which are crucial intermediate building blocks in various industries. Researchers have explored the use of unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) as biocatalysts for selectively epoxidizing terminal alkenes. Several UPOs have demonstrated the ability to catalyze the epoxidation of long-chain terminal alkenes with different selectivities and turnover rates. This approach offers a green and potential alternative to existing synthesis technologies.
Terminal alkenes are among the most attractive starting materials for the synthesis of epoxides, which are essential and versatile intermediate building blocks for the pharmaceutical, flavoring, and polymer industries. Previous research on alkene epoxidation has focused on the use of several oxidizing agents and/or different enzymes, including cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, as well as microbial whole-cell catalysts that have several drawbacks. Alternatively, we explored the ability of unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) to selectively epoxidize terminal alkenes. UPOs are attractive biocatalysts because they are robust extracellular enzymes and only require H2O2 as cosubstrate. Here, we show how several UPOs, such as those from Cyclocybe (Agrocybe) aegerita (AaeUPO), Marasmius rotula (MroUPO), Coprinopsis cinerea (rCciUPO), Humicola insolens (rHinUPO), and Daldinia caldariorum (rDcaUPO), are able to catalyze the epoxidation of long-chain terminal alkenes (from C-12:1 to C-20:1) after an initial optimization of several reaction parameters (cosolvent, cosubstrate, and pH). In addition to terminal epoxides, alkenols and other hydroxylated derivatives of the alkenes were formed. Although all UPOs were able to convert and epoxidize the alkenes, notable differences were observed between them, with rCciUPO being responsible for the highest substrate turnover and MroUPO being the most selective with respect to terminal epoxidation. The potential of peroxygenases for epoxidizing long-chain terminal alkenes represents an interesting and green alternative to the existing synthesis technologies.
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