An article highlighting the INDOX project objectives and main outcomes has been included in the “BIOECONOMY INNOVATION –CommBeBiz magazine 2016-2017”, (…) more

OCTOBER 11-14, 2016 / GRONINGEN / THE NETHERLANDS
The 5th international conference on Novel Enzymes (INEC16) aims to provide a forum for the presentation of the most exciting advances and new (…) more

Biochemical engineer  (…) more

Oxidation of primary alcohols by aryl-alcohol oxidase (AAO), a flavoenzyme that provides H2O2 to fungal peroxidases for lignin degradation in nature, is achieved by concerted hydroxyl proton transfer and stereoselective (…) more

The enantioselective oxyfunctionalisation of C−H bonds is a highly interesting reaction, as it provides access to chiral alcohols that are important pharmaceutical building blocks. However, it is hard to achieve using traditional methods. One way (…) more

Two unspecific peroxygenases (UPO, EC 1.11.2.1) from the basidiomycetous fungi Marasmius rotula and Marasmius wettsteinii oxidized steroids with hydroxyacetyl and hydroxyl functionalities at C17 - such as cortisone, Reichstein substance S and prednisone (…) more

In nature, white-rot fungi and some bacteria secrete powerful oxidative enzymes such as peroxidases and laccases to break down lignin and lignin products. These enzymes, together with different chemical mediators, form a chemo-enzymatic system for delignifying (…) more