A new route for the synthesis of methacrylic acid from 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol by integrating biotransformation and catalytic dehydration Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Dishisha, Tarek; Dayankac, Secil; Gerelsaikhan, Jargalan; Lundmark, Stefan; Rehnberg, Nicola; Hatti-Kaul, Rajni Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Pyo, S-H., Dishisha, T., Dayankac, S., Gerelsaikhan, J., Lundmark, S., Rehnberg, N., & Hatti-Kaul, R. (2012). A new route for the synthesis of methacrylic acid from 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol by integrating biotransformation and catalytic dehydration. Green Chemistry, 14(7), 1942-1948. DOI: 10.1039 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal
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10Gluconobacter oxydans grown on glycerol-based culture medium were used as catalyst for oxidative biotransformation that involved alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymes in the organism....