Cycloalkanone monooxygenase

Flavoprotein 1,2-monooxygenases are used for the insertion of an atom of oxygen into the ring that is the first step in the degradation of both cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone before hydrolysis of the resulting lactones and dehydrogenation (Figure 3.5). There are two types of cycloalkanone... 

Monooxygenases carry out a Baeyer-Villiger-type reaction in the introduction of a single atom of oxygen into cycloalkanones with the production of lactones. Examples are given in Chapter 6, Section 6.1.2. 

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