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Light-Driven Enzymatic Decarboxylation of Fatty Acids.

Mieke M E HuijbersWuyuan ZhangFabio ToninFrank Hollmann
Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2018)
The photoenzymatic decarboxylation of fatty acids to alkanes is proposed as an alternative approach for the synthesis of biodiesel. By using a recently discovered photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis NC64A (CvFAP) we demonstrate the irreversible preparation of alkanes from fatty acids and triglycerides. Several fatty acids and their triglycerides are converted by CvFAP in near-quantitative yield and exclusive selectivity upon illumination with blue light. Very promising turnover numbers of up to 8000 were achieved in this proof-of-concept study.
Keyphrases
  • fatty acid
  • high density
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  • postmenopausal women
  • light emitting