1991-79-3Relevant articles and documents
Bi-enzymatic Conversion of Cinnamic Acids to 2-Arylethylamines
Weise, Nicholas J.,Thapa, Prasansa,Ahmed, Syed T.,Heath, Rachel S.,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Turner, Nicholas J.,Flitsch, Sabine L.
, p. 995 - 998 (2020/01/21)
The conversion of carboxylic acids, such as acrylic acids, to amines is a transformation that remains challenging in synthetic organic chemistry. Despite the ubiquity of similar moieties in natural metabolic pathways, biocatalytic routes seem to have been overlooked for this purpose. Herein we present the conception and optimisation of a two-enzyme system, allowing the synthesis of β-phenylethylamine derivatives from readily-available ring-substituted cinnamic acids. After characterisation of both parts of the reaction in a two-step approach, a set of conditions allowing the one-pot biotransformation was optimised. This combination of a reversible deaminating and irreversible decarboxylating enzyme, both specific for the amino acid intermediate in tandem, represents a general method by which new strategies for the conversion of carboxylic acids to amines could be designed.
Lyaseenzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods For Making and Using Them
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, (2012/07/27)
This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and meth-°ds of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. X═NO2, Cl, Br, NH2, OH, H, alkyl at one or several o, m, and p positions R═H or alkyl.
Substituted carboxytetrahydroisoquinolines and derivatives thereof having pharmaceutical activity
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, (2008/06/13)
The invention includes a novel series of substituted aryl or heteroaryl fused 2- or 6-carboxy piperidines and derivatives thereof which are useful in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, epilepsy, Huntington's disease, or as anesthetics particularly in surgical processes where a finite risk of cerebrovascular damage exists. Processes for making the compounds, novel intermediates useful in the processes, methods for using, and compositions containing the compounds are also included.