<br/>Replacing petroleum with renewable carbon sources as feedstocks for chemical synthesis and fuels is a goal of highest societal importance. Our groups have been exploring a variety of biocatalytic means for efficiently converting abundant lignin and cellulose into a small number of high value products. We present recent results from our groups describing the fundamental mechanisms and applications of cofactorless O<sub>2</sub> dependent oxidases and oxygenations to the bioconversion of lignocellulose.<br/>

Fire without Flint: Cofactorless strategies for converting biopolymers into useful chemical precursors

254th National Meeting (2017)

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