Enzymes and Methods for Dealkylation of Substrates

Christopher Johnson (Inventor), Gregg Beckham (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Disclosed herein are enzymes and organisms useful for the dealkylation of products derived from lignin depolymerization, including the conversion of guaiacol or guaethol to catechol or the conversion of anisole to phenol. Methods of converting guaiacol or guaethol to catechol or anisole to phenol using enzymes or organisms expressing the same are also disclosed.
Original languageAmerican English
Patent number10,745,719 B2
Filing date18/08/20
StatePublished - 2020

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PT-2800-77719

Keywords

  • catechol
  • dealkylation
  • enzymes
  • guaethol
  • guaiacol
  • lignin depolymerization

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