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Hydroxynitrile Lyase Isozymes from Prunus communis: Identification, Characterization and Synthetic Applications
Zheng, Yu-Cong,Xu, Jian-He,Wang, Hui,Lin, Guo-Qiang,Hong, Ran,Yu, Hui-Lei
, p. 1185 - 1193 (2017/04/13)
Biocatalysts originating from Badamu (Prunus communis) have been applied to catalyze the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-4-methylsulfanylmandelonitrile, a key building block of thiamphenicol and florfenicol. Here, four hydroxynitrile lyase (HNL) isozymes from Badamu were cloned and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The biochemical properties and catalytic performances of these isozymes were comprehensively explored to evaluate their efficiency and selectivity in asymmetric synthesis. Among then, PcHNL5 was identified with outstanding activity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric hydrocyanation. Under the optimized mild biphasic reaction conditions, seventeen prochiral aromatic aldehydes were converted to valuable chiral cyanohydrins with good yields (up to 94%) and excellent optical purities (up to >99.9% ee), which provide a facile access to numerous chiral amino alcohols, hypoglycemic agents, angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and β-blockers. This work therefore underlines the importance of discovering the most potent biocatalyst among a group of isozymes for converting unnatural substrates into value-added products. (Figure presented.).
Enzymatic kinetic resolution of racemic cyanohydrins via enantioselective acylation
Xu, Qing,Xie, Yongli,Geng, Xiaohong,Chen, Peiran
supporting information; experimental part, p. 624 - 630 (2010/09/07)
Enzymatic kinetic resolution of a series of aromatic and aliphatic cyanohydrins in organic media has been investigated. The behavior of potential lipases, molecular sieves, acyl reagent, reaction temperature, and organic solvents on the kinetic resolution was studied. The influence of substrate structure, steric, and electronic nature and position of the aryl substituent on the enantioselectivity was discussed. Under the optimized reaction conditions, good enantioselectivity could be achieved for most of the investigated compounds. Specifically, substrates 1a, 1c, 1d, 1f, 1u could be resolved with the kinetic enantiomer ratio (E) higher than 200.
Kinetic resolution of cyanohydrins via enantioselective acylation catalyzed by lipase PS-30
Xu, Qing,Geng, Xiaohong,Chen, Peiran
supporting information; body text, p. 6440 - 6441 (2009/04/06)
By using lipase PS-30 as catalyst, the kinetic resolution of a series of racemic cyanohydrins has been achieved via enantioselective acylation. The values of kinetic enantiomeric ratio (E) reached up to 314. Substituent effect is also briefly discussed.
