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Direct hydroxylation of primary carbons in small alkanes by wild-type cytochrome P450BM3 containing perfluorocarboxylic acids as decoy molecules

Norifumi Kawakami, Osami Shoji and Yoshihito Watanabe

Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 2344–2348 (DOI: 10.1039/C3SC50378J). Amendment published 3rd October 2013.

Following discussions we have decided to include the text shown below on page 2347, left hand side, line 11 of Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 2344–2348, where we would like to note that methane was not hydroxylated by our hands.

Prior to publication of our paper, Shaik et. al. reported a MD and QM/MM study on “P450BM3-decoy molecule system” (RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 2995–3005), in which they reported that methane can be hydroxylated by “P450BM3-decoy molecule system” under high pressure of a gaseous alkane.¹ A similar MD calculation on binding of methane was also reported by Reetz et. al. (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 2720–2724).² In addition, Shaik et. al. mentioned that ethane hydroxylation also would be assisted by high alkane pressure.

1. C. Li and S. Shaik, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 2995–3005.
2. F. E. Zilly, J. P. Acevedo, W. Augustyniak, A. Deege, U. W. Hausig and M. T. Reetz, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 2720–2724.

The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.

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