The invention relates to the technical field of
biosynthesis, and provides a method for catalyzing selective oxidation of
limonene. The method comprises the following steps: mixing
limonene, non-specific peroxygenase, a
solvent and a
buffer solution to prepare a reaction solution; under the condition of 25-35 DEG C, H2O2 is added to start oxidation reaction; wherein the
buffer solution comprises one or more of a
Tris buffer solution and a
Tricine buffer solution. According to the present invention, by changing the type of the buffer solution in the
reaction system, the buffer solution can directly influence the microenvironment of the non-specific peroxygenase activity center so as to promote the oxidation of the specific site in the
limonene molecule, and selectively synthesize the 1, 2-
epoxy limonene; therefore, under the condition that non-specific peroxygenase is not modified,
oxygen-containing compounds such as 1, 2-
epoxy limonene and the like can be rapidly and efficiently catalyzed and synthesized.