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Design and synthesis of novel soluble cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases for application in biocatalysis

ReferenceE04280
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Sabine Flitsch
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Luet Wong
Institution University of Edinburgh
DepartmentSch of Chemistry
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 220,828
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/10/1995
End date 01/10/1998
Duration36 months

Abstract

Mono-oxygenases can oxidise organic compounds at non-functionalised carbons and hence have great potential in biocatalysis. Progress has been slow because insufficient quantities of enzyme with suitable specificities have not been easily hitherto available. Cytochrome P450cam mono-oxygenase is a soluble enzyme which is easily accessible in recombinant form in large quantities but has narrow specificity. We propose to extend the substrate specificity of this mono-oxygenase. Thus a library of site-specific random mutants of P450cam will be generated and methods be developed to screen this mono-oxygenase library with substrates of interest.

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Committee Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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