Table 1 Summary of selected biotransformation of amino acids into chemicals
From: Biorefining of protein waste for production of sustainable fuels and chemicals
Amino acid | Product | Enzymatic reaction | Enzyme |
|---|---|---|---|
Arginine | Ornithine |
| Arginase |
Aspartic acid | β-Alanine |
| Aspartate α-decarboxylase |
Glutamic acid | α-Ketoglutaric acid |
| Glutamate deaminase |
Glutamic acid | N-Methyl- and N-vinyl-pyrrolidone |
| Glutamate decarboxylase and NADH oxidase |
Lysine | 5-Aminovaleric acid |
| Lysine oxidase |
5-Diaminopentane |
| Lysine decarboxylase | |
Phenylalanine | Cinnamic acid |
| Phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
Alcohol and alanine | Primary amines |
| Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-hT), ω-transaminase (ωTA) and l-alanine dehydrogenase (AlaDH) |
l-Amino acids | Enantio-compounds |
| l-Amino acid oxidases (l-AAD), isocaproate reductase (Hic) and formate dehydrogenase (FDH) |
