Researchers discover new enzyme paradigm for critical reaction in converting lignin to useful products
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2018
Guaiacol represents one of the simplest building blocks of lignin, and catechol can be broken down into muconate, which is a platform chemical important in the production of several types of bioplastics. Johnson found a cytochrome P450 that converts guaiacol to catechol in a single step. —Gregg Beckham. Houk, Gregg T. DuBois & John E.
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