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Enantioselective synthesis of pure (R,R)-2,3-butanediol in Escherichia coli with stereospecific secondary alcohol dehydrogenases
Yan, Yajun,Lee, Chia-Chi,Liao, James C.
, p. 3914 - 3917 (2009)
We characterized the activity and stereospecificity of four secondary alcohol dehydrogenases (sADHs) towards acetoin reduction and constructed synthetic pathways in E. coli to produce enantiomerically pure (R,R)-2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) from glucose with
Engineering Pichia pastoris for improved NADH regeneration: A novel chassis strain for whole-cell catalysis
Geier, Martina,Brandner, Christoph,Strohmeier, Gernot A.,Hall, Mélanie,Hartner, Franz S.,Glieder, Anton
, p. 1741 - 1748 (2015)
Many synthetically useful reactions are catalyzed by cofactor-dependent enzymes. As cofactors represent a major cost factor, methods for efficient cofactor regeneration are required especially for large-scale synthetic applications. In order to generate a novel and efficient host chassis for bioreductions, we engineered the methanol utilization pathway of Pichia pastoris for improved NADH regeneration. By deleting the genes coding for dihydroxyacetone synthase isoform 1 and 2 (DAS1 and DAS2), NADH regeneration via methanol oxidation (dissimilation) was increased significantly. The resulting Δdas1 Δdas2 strain performed better in butanediol dehydrogenase (BDH1) based whole-cell conversions. While the BDH1 catalyzed acetoin reduction stopped after 2 h reaching ～50% substrate conversion when performed in the wild type strain, full conversion after 6 h was obtained by employing the knockout strain. These results suggest that the P. pastoris Δdas1 Δdas2 strain is capable of supplying the actual biocatalyst with the cofactor over a longer reaction period without the over-expression of an additional cofactor regeneration system. Thus, focusing the intrinsic carbon flux of this methylotrophic yeast on methanol oxidation to CO2 represents an efficient and easy-to-use strategy for NADH-dependent whole-cell conversions. At the same time methanol serves as co-solvent, inductor for catalyst and cofactor regeneration pathway expression and source of energy.
Asymmetric hydroboration of [E]- and [Z]-2-methoxy-2-butenes. Synthesis of (-)-[2R,3R]-butane-2,3-diol in >97% ee
Murali, Dhanabalan,Singaram, Bakthan,Brown, Herbert C.
, p. 4831 - 4834 (2000)
Asymmetric hydroboration of [E]- and [Z]-2-methoxy-2-butene, using (-)-diisopinocampheylborane at -25°C in THF solvent, followed by oxidation using H2O2/NaOH, gave (-)-[2R,3R]- and (+)-[2R,3S]-3-methoxy-2-butanols in >97 and 90% ee,
Application of robust ketoreductase from Hansenula polymorpha for the reduction of carbonyl compounds
Petrovi?ová, Tatiana,Gyuranová, Dominika,Pl?, Michal,Myrtollari, Kamela,Smonou, Ioulia,Rebro?, Martin
, (2021/02/05)
Enzyme-catalysed asymmetric reduction of ketones is an attractive tool for the production of chiral building blocks or precursors for the synthesis of bioactive compounds. Expression of robust ketoreductase (KRED) from Hansenula polymorpha was upscaled and applied for the asymmetric reduction of 31 prochiral carbonyl compounds (aliphatic and aromatic ketones, diketones and β-keto esters) to the corresponding optically pure hydroxy compounds. Biotransformations were performed with the purified recombinant KRED together with NADP+ recycling glucose dehydrogenase (GDH, Bacillus megaterium), both overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Maximum activity of KRED for biotransformation of ethyl-2-methylacetoacetate achieved by the high cell density cultivation was 2499.7 ± 234 U g–1DCW and 8.47 ± 0.40 U·mg–1E, respectively. The KRED from Hansenula polymorpha is a very versatile enzyme with broad substrate specificity and high activity towards carbonyl substrates with various structural features. Among the 36 carbonyl substrates screened in this study, the KRED showed activity with 31, with high enantioselectivity in most cases. With several ketones, the Hansenula polymorpha KRED catalysed preferentially the formation of the (R)-secondary alcohols, which is highly valued.
Synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal (R, R)-diols by Bacillus clausii DSM 8716T butanediol dehydrogenase
Bongaerts, Johannes,Jablonski, Melanie,Kipp, Carina Ronja,Molinnus, Denise,Muschallik, Lukas,Pohl, Martina,Sch?ning, Michael J.,Selmer, Thorsten,Siegert, Petra,Wagner, Torsten
, p. 12206 - 12216 (2020/04/20)
α-hydroxy ketones (HK) and 1,2-diols are important building blocks for fine chemical synthesis. Here, we describe the R-selective 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from B. clausii DSM 8716T (BcBDH) that belongs to the metal-dependent medium chain dehydrogenases/reductases family (MDR) and catalyzes the selective asymmetric reduction of prochiral 1,2-diketones to the corresponding HK and, in some cases, the reduction of the same to the corresponding 1,2-diols. Aliphatic diketones, like 2,3-pentanedione, 2,3-hexanedione, 5-methyl-2,3-hexanedione, 3,4-hexanedione and 2,3-heptanedione are well transformed. In addition, surprisingly alkyl phenyl dicarbonyls, like 2-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-1-one and phenylglyoxal are accepted, whereas their derivatives with two phenyl groups are not substrates. Supplementation of Mn2+ (1 mM) increases BcBDH's activity in biotransformations. Furthermore, the biocatalytic reduction of 5-methyl-2,3-hexanedione to mainly 5-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-hexanone with only small amounts of 5-methyl-2-hydroxy-3-hexanone within an enzyme membrane reactor is demonstrated.
Highly efficient and recyclable chiral Pt nanoparticle catalyst for enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones
Xue, Xiuru,Chen, Pu,Xu, Peng,Wang, Yanhua
, p. 55 - 58 (2018/03/22)
Thermoregulated phase-separable chiral Pt nanoparticle catalyst exhibited excellent ee (>99%) in the enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones for preparing chiral α-hydroxy acetals and chiral 1,2-diols. More importantly, the chiral catalyst could be easily separated by phase separation and directly reused in the next cycle without any loss in catalytic activity and enantioselectivity, even in the gram-scale reaction. The leaching of Pt was under the detection limit of the instrument.
Biocatalytic production of alpha-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols by yeast and human aldo-keto reductases
Calam, Eduard,Porté, Sergio,Fernández, M. Rosario,Farrés, Jaume,Parés, Xavier,Biosca, Josep A.
, p. 195 - 203 (2013/05/08)
The α-hydroxy ketones are used as building blocks for compounds of pharmaceutical interest (such as antidepressants, HIV-protease inhibitors and antitumorals). They can be obtained by the action of enzymes or whole cells on selected substrates, such as diketones. We have studied the enantiospecificities of several fungal (AKR3C1, AKR5F and AKR5G) and human (AKR1B1 and AKR1B10) aldo-keto reductases in the production of α-hydroxy ketones and diols from vicinal diketones. The reactions have been carried out with pure enzymes and with an NADPH-regenerating system consisting of glucose-6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. To ascertain the regio and stereoselectivity of the reduction reactions catalyzed by the AKRs, we have separated and characterized the reaction products by means of a gas chromatograph equipped with a chiral column and coupled to a mass spectrometer as a detector. According to the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity, the AKRs studied can be divided in two groups: one of them showed preference for the reduction of the proximal keto group, resulting in the S-enantiomer of the corresponding α-hydroxy ketones. The other group favored the reduction of the distal keto group and yielded the corresponding R-enantiomer. Three of the AKRs used (AKR1B1, AKR1B10 and AKR3C1) could produce 2,3-butanediol from acetoin. We have explored the structure/function relationships in the reactivity between several yeast and human AKRs and various diketones and acetoin. In addition, we have demonstrated the utility of these AKRs in the synthesis of selected α-hydroxy ketones and diols.
Three new fatty acid esters from the mushroom Boletus pseudocalopus
Kim, Ki Hyun,Choi, Sang Un,Lee, Kang Ro
experimental part, p. 593 - 599 (2012/09/10)
A bioassay-guided fractionation and chemical investigation of a MeOH extract of the Korean wild mushroom Boletus pseudocalopus resulted in the identification of three new fatty acid esters, named calopusins A-C (1-3), along with two known fatty acid methyl esters (4-5). These new compounds are structurally unique fatty acid esters with a 2,3-butanediol moiety. Their structures were elucidated through 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data and GC-MS analysis as well as a modified Mosher's method. The new compounds 1-3 showed significant inhibitory activity against the proliferation of the tested cancer cell lines with IC50 values in the range 2.77-12.51 μM. AOCS 2011.
Modular monodentate oxaphospholane ligands: Utility in highly efficient and enantioselective 1,4-diboration of 1,3-dienes
Schuster, Christopher H.,Li, Bo,Morken, James P.
supporting information; scheme or table, p. 7906 - 7909 (2011/10/09)
Tune it up! Tunable, chiral, monodentate oxaphospholane ligands (termed OxaPhos) are highly effective in the Pt-catalyzed title reaction, providing the 1,4-addition products in enantiomer ratios approaching 99:1 (see scheme). In the presence of enantiomerically pure cis-iBu-OxaPhos, a catalyst loading of only 0.02 mol% [Pt(dba)3] was sufficient for effective reaction. pin=pinacolato, dba=dibenzylideneacetone.
Manipulating the stereoselectivity of limonene epoxide hydrolase by directed evolution based on iterative saturation mutagenesis
Zheng, Huabao,Reetz, Manfred T.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 15744 - 15751 (2011/02/21)
Limonene epoxide hydrolase from Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL 14 (LEH) is known to be an exceptional epoxide hydrolase (EH) because it has an unusual secondary structure and catalyzes the hydrolysis of epoxides by a rare one-step mechanism in contrast to the usual two-step sequence. From a synthetic organic viewpoint it is unfortunate that LEH shows acceptable stereoselectivity essentially only in the hydrolysis of the natural substrate limonene epoxide, which means that this EH cannot be exploited as a catalyst in asymmetric transformations of other substrates. In the present study, directed evolution using iterative saturation mutagenesis (ISM) has been tested as a means to engineer LEH mutants showing broad substrate scope with high stereoselectivity. By grouping individual residues aligning the binding pocket correctly into randomization sites and performing saturation mutagenesis iteratively using a reduced amino acid alphabet, mutants were obtained which catalyze the desymmetrization of cyclopentene-oxide with stereoselective formation of either the (R,R)- or the (S,S)-diol on an optional basis. The mutants prove to be excellent catalysts for the desymmetrization of other meso-epoxides and for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of racemic substrates, without performing new mutagenesis experiments. Since less than 5000 tranformants had to be screened for achieving these results, this study contributes to the generalization of ISM as a fast and reliable method for protein engineering. In order to explain some of the stereoselective consequences of the observed mutations, a simple model based on molecular dynamics simulations has been proposed.
