1949-88-8Relevant articles and documents
Orthogonal Active-Site Labels for Mixed-Linkage endo-β-Glucanases
Jain, Namrata,Tamura, Kazune,Déjean, Guillaume,Van Petegem, Filip,Brumer, Harry
, p. 1968 - 1984 (2021/05/26)
Small molecule irreversible inhibitors are valuable tools for determining catalytically important active-site residues and revealing key details of the specificity, structure, and function of glycoside hydrolases (GHs). β-glucans that contain backbone β(1,3) linkages are widespread in nature, e.g., mixed-linkage β(1,3)/β(1,4)-glucans in the cell walls of higher plants and β(1,3)glucans in yeasts and algae. Commensurate with this ubiquity, a large diversity of mixed-linkage endoglucanases (MLGases, EC 3.2.1.73) and endo-β(1,3)-glucanases (laminarinases, EC 3.2.1.39 and EC 3.2.1.6) have evolved to specifically hydrolyze these polysaccharides, respectively, in environmental niches including the human gut. To facilitate biochemical and structural analysis of these GHs, with a focus on MLGases, we present here the facile chemo-enzymatic synthesis of a library of active-site-directed enzyme inhibitors based on mixed-linkage oligosaccharide scaffolds and N-bromoacetylglycosylamine or 2-fluoro-2-deoxyglycoside warheads. The effectiveness and irreversibility of these inhibitors were tested with exemplar MLGases and an endo-β(1,3)-glucanase. Notably, determination of inhibitor-bound crystal structures of a human-gut microbial MLGase from Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 revealed.
Method for preparing lactic acid through catalytically converting carbohydrate
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Paragraph 0029-0040, (2020/11/01)
The invention relates to a method for preparing lactic acid through catalytically converting carbohydrate, and in particular, relates to a process for preparing lactic acid by catalytically convertingcarbohydrate under hydrothermal conditions. The method disclosed by the invention is characterized by specifically comprising the following steps: 1) adding carbohydrate and a catalyst into a closedhigh-pressure reaction kettle, and then adding pure water for mixing; 2) introducing nitrogen into the high-pressure reaction kettle to discharge air, introducing nitrogen of 2 MPa, stirring and heating to 160-300 DEG C, and carrying out reaction for 10-120 minutes; 3) putting the high-pressure reaction kettle in an ice-water bath, and cooling to room temperature; and 4) filtering the solution through a microporous filtering membrane to obtain the target product. The method can realize high conversion rate of carbohydrate and high yield of lactic acid, and has the advantages of less catalyst consumption, good circularity, small corrosion to reaction equipment and the like.
Shape-selective Valorization of Biomass-derived Glycolaldehyde using Tin-containing Zeolites
Tolborg, S?ren,Meier, Sebastian,Saravanamurugan, Shunmugavel,Fristrup, Peter,Taarning, Esben,Sádaba, Irantzu
, p. 3054 - 3061 (2016/11/17)
A highly selective self-condensation of glycolaldehyde to different C4 molecules has been achieved using Lewis acidic stannosilicate catalysts in water at moderate temperatures (40–100 °C). The medium-sized zeolite pores (10-membered ring framework) in Sn-MFI facilitate the formation of tetrose sugars while hindering consecutive aldol reactions leading to hexose sugars. High yields of tetrose sugars (74 %) with minor amounts of vinyl glycolic acid (VGA), an α-hydroxyacid, are obtained using Sn-MFI with selectivities towards C4 products reaching 97 %. Tin catalysts having large pores or no pore structure (Sn-Beta, Sn-MCM-41, Sn-SBA-15, tin chloride) led to lower selectivities for C4 sugars due to formation of hexose sugars. In the case of Sn-Beta, VGA is the main product (30 %), illustrating differences in selectivity of the Sn sites in the different frameworks. Under optimized conditions, GA can undergo further conversion, leading to yields of up to 44 % of VGA using Sn-MFI in water. The use of Sn-MFI offers multiple possibilities for valorization of biomass-derived GA in water under mild conditions selectively producing C4 molecules.
