Filamentous Fungi Potentially Useful Catalysts for the Biohydroxylations of Non-Activated Carbon Centers

Filamentous fungi are capable of catalyzing regio- and stereoselective hydroxylation on an extensive array of natural and synthetic hydrophobic organic substrates. A significant benefit of fungal hydroxylation is that non-activated carbon centers can be functionalized in ways that may not be easily emulated by classical organic means. The enzymes thought to perform the hydroxylations are cytochrom…