- Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Substituted α-Amino Esters from α-Ketoesters via Imine Reductase-Catalyzed Reductive Amination
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N-Substituted α-amino esters are widely used as chiral intermediates in a range of pharmaceuticals. Here we report the enantioselective biocatalyic synthesis of N-substituted α-amino esters through the direct reductive coupling of α-ketoesters and amines employing sequence diverse metagenomic imine reductases (IREDs). Both enantiomers of N-substituted α-amino esters were obtained with high conversion and excellent enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions. In addition >20 different preparative scale transformations were performed highlighting the scalability of this system.
- Yao, Peiyuan,Marshall, James R.,Xu, Zefei,Lim, Jesmine,Charnock, Simon J.,Zhu, Dunming,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 8717 - 8721
(2021/03/16)
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- A [3+3] cyclization strategy for asymmetric synthesis of alkyl substituted piperidine-2-ones using 1,2-cyclic sulfamidates: A formal synthesis of (S)-coniine from l-norvaline
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Regioselective ring-opening reactions of a set of representative 1,2-cyclic sulfamidates with lithium triethylorthopropiolate proceeded efficiently to deliver the corresponding δ-amino-α,β-unsaturated esters after acidic hydrolysis. Hydrogenation of the unsaturated esters and subsequent thermal cyclization afforded the related alkyl substituted piperidine-2-ones. This approach represents a novel [3+3] cyclization strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of alkyl substituted piperidin-2-ones. Efficiency of the cyclization process is illustrated by a formal asymmetric synthesis of (S)-coniine from l-norvaline.
- Karanfil, Abdullah,Balta, Berrin,Eskici, Mustafa
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p. 10218 - 10229,12
(2020/09/02)
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- Cyclic phosphoramidates as prodrugs of 2′-C-methylcytidine
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The currently approved treatment for hepatitis C virus infections is a combination of Ribavirin and pegylated Interferon. It leads to a sustained virologic response in approximately only half of the patients treated. For this reason there is an urgent need of new therapeutic agents. 2′-C-Methylcytidine is the first nucleoside inhibitor of the HCV NS5B polymerase that was efficacious in reducing the viral load in patients infected with HCV. The application of a monophosphate prodrug approach based on unprecedented cyclic phosphoramidates is reported. Our SAR studies led to compounds that are efficiently converted to the active triphosphate in human hepatocytes.
- Meppen, Malte,Pacini, Barbara,Bazzo, Renzo,Koch, Uwe,Leone, Joseph F.,Koeplinger, Kenneth A.,Rowley, Michael,Altamura, Sergio,Di Marco, Annalise,Fiore, Fabrizio,Giuliano, Claudio,Gonzalez-Paz, Odalys,Laufer, Ralph,Pucci, Vincenzo,Narjes, Frank,Gardelli, Cristina
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p. 3765 - 3770
(2009/12/24)
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- Resolution of non-protein amino acids via the microbial protease-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of their N-unprotected esters
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In the Aspergillus oryzae protease-catalyzed ester hydrolysis, substitution of N-unprotected amino acid esters for the corresponding N-protected amino acid esters resulted in a large enhancement of the hydrolysis rate, while the enantioselectivity was deteriorated strikingly when the substrates employed were the conventional methyl esters. This difficulty was overcome by employing esters bearing a longer alkyl chain such as the isobutyl ester. Utilizing this ester, amino acids carrying an aromatic side chain were resolved with excellent enantioselectivities (E=50 to >200). With amino acids bearing an aliphatic side chain also, good results in terms of the hydrolysis rate and enantioselectivity were obtained by employing such an ester as the isobutyl ester. Moreover, the enantioselectivity proved to be enhanced further by conducting the reaction at low temperature. This procedure was applicable to the case where the enantioselectivity was not high enough even by the use of the isobutyl ester.
- Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Imagawa, Kiwamu,Minowa, Hiroe,Miyamoto, Toyoko,Yamada, Takashi
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p. 10254 - 10261
(2007/10/03)
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- Chemo-Enzymic Synthesis of Optically Active α,α-Disubstituted α-Amino Acids
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A series of α,α-disubstituted α-amino esters was chemically synthesized and then resolved through enantioselective hydrolysis catalysed by a new enzyme isolated from crude Humicola langinosa lipase.This enzyme only accepts free amino esters as substrates with neither lipase activity toward olive oil nor esterase activity toward o-nitrophenyl butyrate.It is unique in that it successfully catalyses the resolution of amino esters with two large α-alkyl groups including aliphatic, aromatic and cyclic amino esters.Examples of resolutions where the alkyl groups differ in size by as little as a single carbon atom have been demonstrated.For determination of absolute configuration, some of the optically active α,α-disubstituted amino acids were also prepared through Schoellkopf's asymmetric synthesis and the structures were verified by X-ray crystallography.A model depicting the substrate binding site of the enzyme is proposed.
- Liu, Weiguo,Ray, Paul,Benezra, Steven A.
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p. 553 - 560
(2007/10/02)
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