26117-27-1Relevant articles and documents
In Vitro Characterization of the Colibactin-Activating Peptidase ClbP Enables Development of a Fluorogenic Activity Probe
Volpe, Matthew R.,Wilson, Matthew R.,Brotherton, Carolyn A.,Winter, Ethan S.,Johnson, Sheila E.,Balskus, Emily P.
, p. 1097 - 1101 (2019)
The gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin is linked to the development of colorectal cancer. In the final stages of colibactin's biosynthesis, an inactive precursor (precolibactin) undergoes proteolytic cleavage by ClbP, an unusual inner-membrane-bound periplasmic peptidase, to generate the active genotoxin. This enzyme presents an opportunity to monitor and modulate colibactin biosynthesis, but its active form has not been studied in vitro and limited tools exist to measure its activity. Here, we describe the in vitro biochemical characterization of catalytically active, full-length ClbP. We elucidate its substrate preferences and use this information to develop a fluorogenic activity probe. This tool will enable the discovery of ClbP inhibitors and streamline identification of colibactin-producing bacteria.
Kinetic Resolution of Unnatural and Rarely Occuring Amino Acids: Enantioselective Hydrolysis of N-Acyl Amino Acids Catalyzed by Acylase I
Chenault, H. Keith,Dahmer, Juergen,Whitesides, George M.
, p. 6354 - 6364 (2007/10/02)
Acylase I (aminoacylase; N-acylamino-acid amidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.14, from porcine kidney and the fungus Aspergillus) is broadly applicable enzymatic catalyst for the kinetic resolution of unnatural and rarely occuring α-amino acids.Its enantioselectivity for the hydrolysis of N-acyl L-α-amino acids is nearly absolute, yet it accepts substrates having a wide range of structure and functionality.This paper reports the initial rates of enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of over 50 N-acyl amino acids and analogues, the stabilities of the enzymes in aqueous and aqueous/organic solutions, and the effects of different acyl groups and metal ions on the rates of enzymatic hydrolysis.Eleven α-amino and α-methyl α-amino acids were resolved on a 2-29-g scale.Crude L- and D-amino acid products had generally >90percent ee.The utility of resolved amino acids as chiral synthons was illustrated by the preparation of (R)- and (S)-1-butene oxide and the diastereoselective (cis:trans, 7-8:1) iodolactonization of three 2-amino-4-alkenoic acid derivatives.