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The hydroperoxide, 13-(S)-hydroperoxy-9(Z),11(E)-octadecadienoic acid (HPOD), obtained from the lipoxygenase (LOX, EC 1.13.11.12) catalyzed reaction of oxygen with linoleic acid (LA), can be cleaved enzymatically to an oxo-carboxylic acid by hydroperoxide lyase (HPLS). Depending upon the source of HPLS, the enzymatic cleavage of (HPOD) produces either a C12 or C13 oxo-carboxylic acid, and a C6 or C5 fragment respectively. Membrane-bound HPLS from higher plants produces the C12 oxo-carboxylic acid (1), whereas the water soluble HPLS from the unicellular algae Chlorella and Oscillatoria sp. gives the C13 acid (2,3). The C13 oxo-carboxylic acid can be chemically converted to a C13 dicarboxylic acid. This dicarboxylic acid can be used to produce a polyamide similar to nylon 13,13, a polymer that has excellent dimensional stability, low affinity for moisture, high dielectric constant and good melting properties (4).
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Nuñez, A., Foglia, T.A., Piazza, G.J. (1997). Immobilization of Hydroperoxide Lyase from Chlorella for the Production of C13 Oxo-Carboxylic Acid. In: Williams, J.P., Khan, M.U., Lem, N.W. (eds) Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2662-7_31
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