초록
<P>Amination of non-activated aliphatic fatty alcohols to the corresponding primary amines was achieved through a five-enzyme cascade reaction by coupling a long-chain alcohol oxidase from <I>Aspergillus fumigatus</I> (LCAO_Af) with a ω-transaminase from <I>Chromobacterium violaceum</I> (ω-TA_Cv). The alcohol was oxidized at the expense of molecular oxygen to yield the corresponding aldehyde, which was subsequently aminated by the PLP-dependent ω-TA to yield the final primary amine product. The overall cascade was optimized with respect to pH, O<SUB>2</SUB> pressure, substrate concentration, decomposition of H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> (derived from alcohol oxidation), NADH regeneration, and biocatalyst ratio. The substrate scope of this concept was investigated under optimized conditions by using terminally functionalized C<SUB>4</SUB>–C<SUB>11</SUB> fatty primary alcohols bearing halogen, alkyne, amino, hydroxy, thiol, and nitrile groups.</P>