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A propane-oxidising strain ofRhodococcus rhodochrous produced 1,2-epoxyalkanes from short chain terminal alkenes at rates equivalent to or greater than many previously described systems. It appeared to produce a single product that was not further metabolised. Its oxygease enzyme also appeared capable of tolerating high levels of product (1 mM) without inhibition. Addition of exogenous reductant did not stimulate epoxidation activity.
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Woods, N.R., Murrell, J.C. Epoxidation of gaseous alkenes by aRhodococcus sp.. Biotechnol Lett 12, 409–414 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024394
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