Method for producing methacrylic acid ester and novel methacrylic acid ester synthetase
Provided is a method for producing a methacrylic acid ester using a biocatalyst, said method comprising a step of reacting an alcohol or a phenol with methacrylyl-CoA in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase originated from a plant selected from the group consisting of a plant belonging to the genus Osmanthus , a plant belonging to the genus Vitis , a plant belonging to the genus Citrus , a plant belonging to the genus Durio , a plant belonging to the genus Magnolia and a plant belonging to the genus Chamaemelum to thereby synthesize the methacrylic acid ester.
1. A method for producing a methacrylic acid ester, comprising:
synthesizing a methacrylic acid ester by reacting alcohol or phenol with methacrylyl-CoA in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase derived from a plant selected from the group consisting of plants that belong to Durio and Chamaemelum.
2. The method for producing a methacrylic acid ester according to claim 1 , in which the plant is selected from the group consisting of Durio zibethinus and Chamaemelum nobile.