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    Perspectives for biocatalytic lignin utilization: cleaving 4-O-5 and Cα–Cβ bonds in dimeric lignin model compounds catalyzed by a promiscuous activity of tyrosinase

    In the biorefinery utilizing lignocellulosic biomasses, lignin decomposition to value-added phenolic derivatives is a key issue, and recently biocatalytic delignification is emerging owing to its superior sele...

    Kyoungseon Min, Taewoo Yum, Jiye Kim, Han Min Woo, Yunje Kim in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2017)

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    Conversion of levulinic acid to 2-butanone by acetoacetate decarboxylase from Clostridium acetobutylicum

    In this study, a novel system for synthesis of 2-butanone from levulinic acid (γ-keto-acid) via an enzymatic reaction was developed. Acetoacetate decarboxylase (AADC; E.C. 4.1.1.4) from Clostridium acetobutylicum

    Kyoungseon Min, Seil Kim, Taewoo Yum, Yunje Kim in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2013)