Prof. Ernst Rank and the TUM-IAS team invite the scientists of TUM and their guests for coffee each Wednesday! Just come over to the TUM-IAS after lunch between 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and have a coffee with us, meet other scientists and listen from time to time to a short talk (10-15 mins) on a recent major TUM publication or issue – aimed specifically at a non-expert audience.
On December 12, 2018, Prof. Arne Skerra (Biological Chemistry) will report on how for the first time, it has been possible to use gaseous CO2 as a basic material for the production of a chemical mass product in a biotechnical reaction. The product is methionine, which is used as an essential amino acid, particularly in animal feed, on a large scale. This newly developed enzymatic process could replace its current petrochemical production (TUM press release).
Relevant Publication:
Julia Martin, Lukas Eisoldt and Arne Skerra, “Fixation of gaseous CO2 by reversing a decarboxylase for the biocatalytic synthesis of the essential amino acid L-methionine”, Nature Catalysis 07/2018. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-018-0107-4
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