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Chemo-enzymatic synthesis and characterization of L-tryptophans selectively 13C-enriched or hydroxylated in the six-membered ring using transformed Escherichia coli cells
Berg, E. M. M. van den,Jansen, F. J. H. M.,Goede, A. T. J. W. de,Baldew, A. U.,Lugtenburg, J.
, p. 287 - 297 (2007/10/02)
L-(3a-13C)- and L-(6-13C)tryptophan have been synthesized from simple labelled compounds via a single reaction scheme based on the conversion of 1,3-cyclohexanedione into indole.The labelled indoles have been converted in one step into the corresponding L-tryptophans using transformed Escherichia coli cells with large amounts of the enzyme, tryptophan synthease.The same reaction scheme has been used for the synthesis of 4- and 7-indolol.These hydroxyindoles together with 5-indolol have been converted into 4-, 7- and 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, respectively, using theEscherichia coli cells.The latter compound is the immediate precursor of the neurotransmitter, serotonin.It appears that 7-indolol is the only indole derivative which is converted faster than unsubstituted indole by the enzyme, tryptophan synthease.With the preparation of L-(3a-13C)- and L-(6-13C)tryptophan, we have completed the series of indoles and L-tryptophans with a stable isotope (13C, 15N or 2H) in the aromatic ring.In this paper, we also discuss the NMR parameters of these mono-isotopically labelled systems.
