54007-35-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Repurposing the 3-Isocyanobutanoic Acid Adenylation Enzyme SfaB for Versatile Amidation and Thioesterification
Zhu, Mengyi,Wang, Lijuan,He, Jing
supporting information, p. 2030 - 2035 (2020/11/30)
Genome mining of microbial natural products enables chemists not only to discover the bioactive molecules with novel skeletons, but also to identify the enzymes that catalyze diverse chemical reactions. Exploring the substrate promiscuity and catalytic mechanism of those biosynthetic enzymes facilitates the development of potential biocatalysts. SfaB is an acyl adenylate-forming enzyme that adenylates a unique building block, 3-isocyanobutanoic acid, in the biosynthetic pathway of the diisonitrile natural product SF2768 produced by Streptomyces thioluteus, and this AMP-ligase was demonstrated to accept a broad range of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Herein, we repurpose SfaB to catalyze amidation or thioesterification between those SCFAs and various amine or thiol nucleophiles, thereby providing an alternative enzymatic approach to prepare the corresponding amides and thioesters in vitro.
Towards supramolecular fixation of NOx gases: Encapsulated reagents for nitrosation
Kang, Yanlong,Zyryanov, Grigory V.,Rudkevich, Dmitry M.
, p. 1924 - 1932 (2007/10/03)
The use of simple calix[4]arenes for chemical conversion of NO2/ N2O4 gases is demonstrated in solution and in the solid state. Upon reacting with these gases, calixarenes 1 encapsulate nitrosonium (NO+) cations within their cavities with the formation of stable calixarene-NO+ complexes 2. These complexes act as encapsulated nitrosating reagents; cavity effects control their reactivity and selectivity. Complexes 2 were effectively used for nitrosation of secondary amides 5, including chiral derivatives. Unique size-shape selectivity was observed, allowing for exclusive nitrosation of less crowded N-Me amides 5a-e (up to 95% yields). Bulkier N-Alk (Alk > Me) substrates 5 did not react due to the hindered approach to the encapsulated NO+ reagents. Robust, silica gel based calixarene material 3 was prepared, which reversibly traps NO 2/ N2O4 with the formation of NO +-storing silica gel 4. With material 4, similar size-shape selectivity was observed for nitrosation. The N-Me-N-nitroso derivatives 6d,e were obtained with ～30% yields, while bulkier amides were nitrosated with much lower yields (+ species, which can be generated by a number of NOx gases, these supramolecular reagents and materials may be useful for NOx entrapment and separation in the environment and biomedical areas.
