Novel enzymes from phototrophic microorganisms

Phototrophic microorganisms have an extraordinarily complex metobolism and thus may serve as a comprehensive source for biocatalysts with exceptional properties.

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We therefore use this resource to identify novel enzymes and characterize their properties for a technological application. Our main goal is it to discover biocatalysts capable of synthesizing structurally complex substances, which are not or only hardly accessible via traditional chemical synthesis.