7352-06-9Relevant articles and documents
Intermolecular Amine Transfer to Enantioenriched trans-3Phenylglycidates by an α/β-Aminomutase to Access Both anti-Phenylserine Isomers
Shee, Prakash K.,Yan, Honggao,Walker, Kevin D.
, p. 15071 - 15082 (2020/12/21)
β-Hydroxy-α-amino acids are noncanonical amino acids with two stereocenters and with useful applications in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors. Here, a 5-methylidene-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one-dependent aminomutase from Taxus canadensis (TcPAM) was repurposed to transfer the amino group irreversibly from (2S)-styryl-α-alanine to exogenously supplied trans-3-phenylglycidate enantiomers, producing anti-phenylserines stereoselectively. TcPAM catalysis inverted the intrinsic regioselective chemistry from amination at Cβ to Cα of enantioenriched trans-3-phenylglycidates to make phenylserine predominantly (97%)phenylisoserine (～3% relative abundance). Gas chromatography?mass spectrometry analysis of the chiral auxiliary derivatives of the biocatalyzed products confirmed that the amine transfer was stereoselective for each glycidate enantiomer. TcPAM converted (2S,3R)-3-phenylglycidate to (2S)-anti-phenylserine predominantly (89%) and (2R,3S)-3-phenylglycidate to (2R)-anti-phenylserine (88%)their antipodes, with inversion of the configuration at Cα in each case. Both glycidate enantiomers formed a small amount (～10%) of syn-phenylserine by retaining the configuration at Cα. The minor syn-isomer likely came from a β-hydroxy oxiranone intermediate formed by intramolecular ring opening of the oxirane ring by the carboxylate before amine transfer. TcPAM had a slight preference toward (2S,3R)-3-phenylglycidate, which was turned(kcat = 0.3 min?1) 1.5 times faster than the (2R,3S)-glycidate (kcat = 0.2 min?1). The catalytic efficiencies (kcatapp/KMapp ≈ 20 M?1s?1) of TcPAM for the antipodes were similar. The kinetic data supported a two-substrate ping-pong mechanism for the amination of the phenylglycidates, with competitive inhibition at higher glycidate substrate concentrations.
Exploring the scope of an α/β-aminomutase for the amination of cinnamate epoxides to arylserines and arylisoserines
Shee, Prakash K.,Ratnayake, Nishanka Dilini,Walter, Tyler,Goethe, Olivia,Onyeozili, Edith Ndubuaku,Walker, Kevin D.
, p. 7418 - 7430 (2019/08/20)
Biocatalytic process-development continues to advance toward discovering alternative transformation reactions to synthesize fine chemicals. Here, a 5-methylidene-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one (MIO)-dependent phenylalanine aminomutase from Taxus canadensis (TcPAM) was repurposed to irreversibly biocatalyze an intermolecular amine transfer reaction that converted ring-substituted trans-cinnamate epoxide racemates to their corresponding arylserines. From among 12 substrates, the aminomutase ring-opened 3′-Cl-cinnamate epoxide to 3′-Cl-phenylserine 140 times faster than it opened the 4′-Cl-isomer, which was turned over slowest among all epoxides tested. GC/MS analysis of chiral auxiliary derivatives of the biocatalyzed phenylserine analogues showed that the TcPAM-transamination reaction opened the epoxides enantio- A nd diastereoselectively. Each product mixture contained (2S)+(2R)-anti (erythro) and (2S)+(2R)-syn (threo) pairs with the anti-isomers predominating (-90:10 dr). Integrating the vicinal proton signals in the 1H NMR spectrum of the enzyme-catalyzed phenylserines and calculating the chemical shift difference (?"?) between the anti and syn proton signals confirmed the diastereomeric ratios and relative stereochemistries. Application of a (2S)-threonine aldolase from E. coli further established the absolute stereochemistry of the chiral derivatives of the diastereomeric enzymatically derived products. The 2R:2S ratio for the biocatalyzed anti-isomers was highest (88:12) for 3′-NO2-phenylserine and lowest (66:34) for 4′-F-phenylserine. This showed that the stereospecificity of TcPAM is in part directed by the substituent-type on the cinnamate epoxide analogue. The catalyst also converted each cinnamate epoxide analogue to its corresponding isoserine, highlighting a biocatalytic route to arylisoserines, which play a key role in building the pharmacophore seen in anticancer and protease inhibitor drugs.
Application of Threonine Aldolases for the Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Quaternary α-Amino Acids
Blesl, Julia,Trobe, Melanie,Anderl, Felix,Breinbauer, Rolf,Strohmeier, Gernot A.,Fesko, Kateryna
, p. 3453 - 3458 (2018/07/30)
We report the synthesis of diverse β-hydroxy-α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids with perfect stereoselectivity for the α-quaternary center through the action of l- and d-specific threonine aldolases. A wide variety of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes were accepted by the enzymes and conversions up to >80 % were obtained. In the case of d-selective threonine aldolase from Pseudomonas sp., generally higher diastereoselectivities were observed. The applicability of the protocol was demonstrated by performing enzymatic reactions on preparative scale. Using the d-threonine aldolase from Pseudomonas sp., (2R,3S)-2-amino-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid was generated in preparative amounts in one step with a diastereomeric ratio >100 favoring the syn-product. A Birch-type reduction enabled the reductive removal of the β-hydroxy group from (2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoic acid to generate enantiopure l-α-methyl-phenylalanine via a two-step chemo-enzymatic transformation.
A new d-threonine aldolase as a promising biocatalyst for highly stereoselective preparation of chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids
Chen, Qijia,Chen, Xi,Cui, Yunfeng,Ren, Jie,Lu, Wei,Feng, Jinhui,Wu, Qiaqing,Zhu, Dunming
, p. 5964 - 5973 (2017/12/26)
d-Threonine aldolase is an enzyme belonging to the glycine-dependent aldolases, and it catalyzes the reversible aldol reaction of glycine and acetaldehyde to give d-threonine and/or d-allo-threonine. In this study, a putative d-threonine aldolase gene from Delftia sp. RIT313 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The purified enzyme (DrDTA, 47 KDa) exhibited 21.3 U mg-1 activity for the aldol addition of glycine and acetaldehyde in MES-NaOH buffer (pH 6.0) at 50 °C. Both pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and metal ions were needed for the reaction, and the existence of the metal ions enhanced the stability of the enzyme. It was found that the conversion and Cβ-stereoselectivity were dramatically influenced by the reaction temperature, co-solvent, amount of enzyme and reaction time, and it is possible to enable the reaction under kinetic control to retain suitable conversion and high stereoselectivity at the β-carbon, thus tackling the "Cβ-stereoselectivity problem". DrDTA showed high activity toward aromatic aldehydes with electron-withdrawing substituents. Under the optimized reaction conditions, phenylserines with a 2′-fluoro- or 3′-nitro-substituent were obtained with >90% conversion and >90% de. In addition, dl-threo-phenylserine and dl-threo-4-(methylsulfonyl)phenylserine were efficiently resolved with an excellent enantiomeric excess value (ee, >99%) using a whole cell biocatalyst in a two-phase system at 1.0 M and 0.3 M, respectively, the highest substrate concentration reported so far. These results suggested that DrDTA might be a promising biocatalyst for producing chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids.
Biocatalytic Synthesis of Enantiopure β-Methoxy-β-arylalanine Derivatives
Fan, Shiming,Liu, Shouxin,Zhang, Hubo,Liu, Ying,Yang, Yihuang,Jin, Longyi
, p. 5591 - 5597 (2014/10/15)
Chiral β-hydroxy-β-arylalanine and β-methoxy-β-arylalanine derivatives, which occur widely in marine nature products, were stereoselectively synthesized with 99 % ee values. The two erythro isomers were prepared by L- or D-aminoacylase-catalyzed resolution of the corresponding N-acetyl derivatives, whereas the two threo isomers were obtained only by D-aminoacylase-catalyzed resolution of the derivatives. erythro-β-Hydroxy-β-arylalanine derivatives were prepared by diastereoselective hydrogenation of ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-3-oxo-3-arylpropanoates, which were in turn acquired by the oximation of ethyl 3-oxo-3-arylpropanoates with ethyl nitrite in the presence of nano-K2CO3 with yields of 72 % to 80 %. β-Methoxy-β-arylalanine derivatives were synthesized through Williamson reactions between the corresponding β-hydroxy-β-arylalanines and iodomethane with silver oxide as base.
Trading N and O: Asymmetric syntheses of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids via α-hydroxy-β-amino esters
Davies, Stephen G.,Fletcher, Ai M.,Frost, Aileen B.,Lee, James A.,Roberts, Paul M.,Thomson, James E.
, p. 8885 - 8898 (2013/09/23)
Both diastereoisomers of 2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid and 2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid have been prepared from enantiopure α-hydroxy-β-amino esters via the intermediacy of the corresponding cis- and trans-aziridines. Aminohydroxylation of two α,β-unsaturated esters produced enantiopure 2,3-anti-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters in >99:1 dr. Subsequent epimerisation at the C(2)-position via a sequential oxidation/diastereoselective reduction protocol gave the corresponding enantiopure 2,3-syn-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters in >99:1 dr. These syn- and anti-substrates were then converted into the corresponding N-Boc protected cis- and trans-aziridines, respectively, via a three step reaction sequence: (i) hydrogenolysis and in situ N-Boc protection; (ii) OH-activation; and (iii) aziridine formation. Subsequent regioselective ring-opening of the C(3)-methyl-aziridines with Cl3CCO2H proceeded with inversion of configuration to give the corresponding 2-amino-3-trichloroacetate esters, whereas the analogous reaction with the C(3)-phenyl-aziridines resulted in rearrangement to the corresponding oxazolidin-2-ones with retention of configuration. In each case, hydrolysis of the products from these ring-opening reactions produced the corresponding enantiopure β-hydroxy-α-amino acids as single diastereoisomers.
Synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids with a reengineered alanine racemase
Fesko, Kateryna,Giger, Lars,Hilvert, Donald
supporting information; experimental part, p. 5987 - 5990 (2009/06/25)
The Y265A mutant of alanine racemase (alrY265A) was evaluated as a catalyst for the synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids. It promotes the PLP-dependent aldol condensation of glycine with a range of aromatic aldehydes. The desired products were obtained wi
An enantioselective synthesis of nitrogen protected 3-arylserine esters
Bourdon, Lisa H.,Fairfax, David J.,Martin, Gregory S.,Mathison, Casey J.,Zhichkin, Pavel
, p. 3485 - 3487 (2007/10/03)
A method for the preparation of (2R,3S) nitrogen protected arylserine esters is described. The method consists of rhodium mediated insertion of tert-butylcarbamate into the corresponding 3-keto-2-diazoester, affording the N-protected α-amino-β-ketoester, followed by asymmetric reduction/dynamic resolution to afford the corresponding N-protected 3-arylserine esters in good chemical yield, and in most cases high enantiomeric excess.
Gymnangiamide, a Cytotoxic Pentapeptide from the Marine Hydroid Gymnangium regae
Milanowski, Dennis J.,Gustafson, Kirk R.,Rashid, Mohammad A.,Pannell, Lewis K.,McMahon, James B.,Boyd, Michael R.
, p. 3036 - 3042 (2007/10/03)
A cytotoxic aqueous extract from the marine hydroid Gymnangium regae provided a novel linear pentapeptide, designated gymnangiamide (1). The planar structure of 1 was elucidated by interpretation of spectral data as well as chemical degradation and derivatization studies. In addition to the amino acids isoleucine and phenylserine, this peptide contained N-desmethyldolaisoleuine, O-desmethyldolaproine, and α-guanidino serine, three residues that have not previously been reported in a natural product. The absolute configurations of the constituent amino/guanidino acids were determined by chemical degradation and derivatization, followed by HPLC and LC-MS comparison with authentic standards. Gymnangiamide (1) was moderately cytotoxic against a number of human tumor cell lines in vitro.
Preparation of optically active threo-2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid (threo-beta-phenylserine) via optical resolution.
Shiraiwa, Tadashi,Saijoh, Reiichi,Suzuki, Masahiro,Yoshida, Kyosuke,Nishimura, Satoshi,Nagasawa, Hisashi
, p. 1363 - 1367 (2007/10/03)
To obtain optically active threo-2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid (1), (2RS,3SR)-2-benzoylamino-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid [(2RS,3SR)-2] was first optically resolved using (1S,2S)- and (1R,2R)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol as the resolving agents to afford (2R,3S)- and (2S,3R)-2 in yields of 73% and 66%, based on half of the starting amount of (2RS,3SR)-2. Next, the racemic structures of ammonium and some organic ammonium salts of (2RS,3SR)-2 were examined based on melting point, solubility, and infrared spectrum, with the aim of optical resolution by preferential crystallization. The benzylammonium salt of (2RS,3SR)-2 was suggested to exist as a conglomerate at room temperature, although it forms a racemic compound at the melting point. The optical resolution by preferential crystallization of the racemic salt afforded the (2R,3S)- and (2S,3R)-salts with optical purities of 90-97%. The (2R,3S)- and (2S,3R)-2 obtained from the purified salts were hydrolyzed by reflux in hydrochloric acid to give (2R,3S)- and (2S,3R)-1.
