The invention belongs to the technical field of biological
catalysis, and particularly relates to a method for catalyzing
hydrolysis of
oxetane by using a series of
epoxy hydrolase. According to the method,
epoxy hydrolase in 23 databases is mined and represented through the technologies of
gene mining,
heterologous expression and the like, and it is determined that
epoxy hydrolase and the like from metagenome
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid),
Rhodococcus erythropolis,
Rhodococcus subtilis, Actinomadura namibiensis and
Rhodococcus aureus are adopted as catalytic enzymes, and the catalytic enzymes are used for catalyzing 2-phenyl
oxetane to generate (S)-1-phenyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol, so that the 2-phenyl
oxetane can be used for catalyzing 2-phenyl oxetane to generate (S)-1-phenyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol, and the application of the 2-phenyl oxetane to prepare the (S)-1-phenyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol and the application of the 2-phenyl oxetane to prepare the (S)-1, 3-propylene glycol.