This invention discloses a method for preparing 1,2-pentanediol, comprising using 2-
pentanone as a substrate, adding 2-keto
reductase,
linalool dehydratase,
formate dehydrogenase,
lysozyme, coenzyme NAD+, and water to react and obtain n-
pentene. The obtained n-
pentene is then thoroughly mixed with
ethanol. This mixture is then fed into a
reaction system containing olefin
monooxygenase,
epoxide hydrolase,
formate dehydrogenase,
lysozyme, coenzyme NAD+, MgSO4, and water using a fed-
batch method. After the n-
pentene and
ethanol mixture has been completely added, the reaction continues for a period of time, followed by extraction to obtain 1,2-pentanediol. This preparation method uses 2-
pentanone as a
raw material, catalyzing the synthesis of 2-pentanol via 2-keto
reductase. 2-pentanol is then catalyzed by a dehydrating
enzyme to generate n-pentene, which is then catalyzed by an olefin
monooxygenase to generate 1,2-epoxypentane. Finally,
epoxide hydrolase ring-opens the 1,2-pentanediol. This process requires only four enzymatic catalytic reactions for efficient synthesis.