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Expanding the Biocatalytic Toolbox with a New Type of ene/yne-Reductase from Cyclocybe aegerita
Karrer, Dominik,Gand, Martin,Rühl, Martin
, p. 2191 - 2199 (2021/02/26)
This study introduces a new type of ene/yne-reductase from Cyclocybe aegerita with a broad substrate scope including aliphatic and aromatic alkenes/alkynes from which aliphatic C8-alkenones, C8-alkenals and aromatic nitroalkenes were the preferred substrates. By comparing alkenes and alkynes, a ～2-fold lower conversion towards alkynes was observed. Furthermore, it could be shown that the alkyne reduction proceeds via a slow reduction of the alkyne to the alkene followed by a rapid reduction to the corresponding alkane. An accumulation of the alkene was not observed. Moreover, a regioselective reduction of the double bond in α,β-position of α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated alkenals took place. This as well as the first biocatalytic reduction of different aliphatic and aromatic alkynes to alkanes underlines the novelty of this biocatalyst. Thus with this study on the new ene-reductase CaeEnR1, a promising substrate scope is disclosed that describes conceivably a broad occurrence of such reactions within the chemical landscape.
Easy access to aroma active unsaturated γ-lactones by addition of modified titanium homoenolate to aldehydes
Frerot, Eric,Bagnoud, Alain
experimental part, p. 4057 - 4061 (2011/10/31)
The homo-Reformatsky reaction, in which a metal homoenolate of an ester is added to an aldehyde, was adapted to produce γ-lactones from unsaturated, enolizable aldehydes. By use of titanium homoenolate, 11 different γ-lactones were synthesized in one step with moderate to good yields from readily available aldehydes. In particular, this procedure allowed the rapid preparation of a series of C12 unsaturated γ-lactones differing in the position and configuration of the double bond. These reference compounds will be used to identify previously unknown lactones in butter oil. The chromatographic, spectral, and sensory descriptions of the synthesized lactones are provided.
