A METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ENANTIOPURE EPOXIDE USING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-DEGRADING STRAINS

摘要

PURPOSE: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon decomposing strain and a method for preparing an enantiopure epoxide using the same are provided to enable biosynthesis of the epoxide with high efficiency. CONSTITUTION: A method for preparing an enantiopure epoxide comprises: a step of reacting polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon decomposing strain of Arthrobacter sp. S49(KCTC 11784BP), Arthrobacter sp. S49(KCTC 11784BP), Gordonia sp. H37(KCTC 11785BP), Brevibacterium sp. S47(KCTC 11786BP), or Rhodococcus sp. TA24(KCTC 11787BP) with an epoxide substrate. The epoxide is styrene oxide(SO) or a derivative thereof. A biocatalytic composition for preparing enantiopure epoxide contains polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon decomposing strain.