| abstract |
This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 2- aminopimelate from 2,6-diaminopimelate, and methods for converting 2- aminopimelate to one or more of adipic acid, adipate semialdehyde, caprolactam, 6- aminohexanoic acid, 6-hexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine, or 1,6-hexanediol by decarboxylating 2-aminopimelate into a six carbon chain aliphatic backbone and enzymatically forming one or two terminal functional groups, comprised of carboxyl, amine or hydroxyl group, in the backbone. |