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A chemo-enzymatic route to synthesize (S)-γ-valerolactone from levulinic acid.
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PMID:  23296499     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Levulinic acid is a feasible platform chemical derived from acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of lignocellulose. The conversion of this substrate to (S)-γ-valerolactone ((S)-GVL) was investigated in a chemo-enzymatic reaction sequence that benefits from mild reaction conditions and excellent enantiomeric excess of the desired (S)-GVL. For that purpose, levulinic acid was chemically esterified over the ion exchange resin Amberlyst 15 to yield ethyl levulinate (LaOEt). The keto ester was successfully reduced by (S)-specific carbonyl reductase from Candida parapsilosis (CPCR2) in a substrate-coupled cofactor regeneration system utilizing isopropanol as cosubstrate. In classical batch experiments, a maximum conversion of 95 % was achieved using a 20-fold excess of isopropanol. Continuous reduction of LaOEt was carried out for 24 h, and a productivity of more than 5 mg (S)-ethyl-4-hydroxypentanoate (4HPOEt) per μg CPCR2 was achieved. Afterwards (S)-4HPOEt (>99%ee) was substituted to lipase-catalyzed lactonization using immobilized lipase B from Candida antarctica to yield (S)-GVL in 90 % overall yield and >99%ee.
Authors:
Katharina Götz; Andreas Liese; Marion Ansorge-Schumacher; Lutz Hilterhaus
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2013-1-8
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied microbiology and biotechnology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1432-0614     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.     Publication Date:  2013 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2013-1-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406612     Medline TA:  Appl Microbiol Biotechnol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestraße 15, 21073, Hamburg, Germany.
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