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Specificity of transglutaminase-catalyzed peptide synthesis
St-Jacques, Antony D.,Rachel, Natalie M.,Curry, Dan R.,Gillet, Steve M.F.G.,Clouthier, Christopher M.,Keillor, Jeffrey W.,Pelletier, Joelle N.,Chica, Roberto A.
, p. 53 - 61 (2016)
Biocatalytic methods for peptide synthesis are of high value due to the rapidly increasing approval of peptide-based therapeutics and the need to develop new analogs. Guinea pig liver transglutaminase (gTG2) catalyzes the cross-linking of peptides and proteins via the formation of γ-glutamyl-ε-lysyl isopeptide bonds. In this study, we investigate gTG2-catalyzed peptide bond formation between various amino acid-derived donor and acceptor substrates. Using LC-MS analysis, we demonstrate that gTG2 forms Gly-Xaa and d-Ala-Gly dipeptide products, confirming that its natural transamidation activity can be co-opted for peptide synthesis. An aromatic ester of Gly was the most efficient acyl-donor substrate tested; aromatic esters of d-Ala and l-Ala showed 50-fold lower reactivity or no reactivity, respectively. A computational strategy combining computational protein design algorithms and molecular dynamics simulations was developed to model the binding modes of donor substrates in the gTG2 active site. We show that the inability of gTG2 to efficiently catalyze peptide synthesis from donors containing alanine results from the narrow substrate binding tunnel, which prevents bulkier donors from adopting a catalytically productive binding mode. Our observations pave the way to future protein engineering efforts to expand the substrate scope of gTG2 in peptide synthesis, which may lead to useful biocatalysts for the synthesis of desirable bioactive molecules.
N-Alkenylation of hydroxamic acid derivatives with ethynyl benziodoxolone to synthesizecis-enamides through vinyl benziodoxolones
Shimbo, Daisuke,Maruyama, Toshifumi,Tada, Norihiro,Itoh, Akichika
supporting information, p. 2442 - 2447 (2021/04/02)
The stereoselective synthesis ofcis-β-N-alkoxyamidevinyl benziodoxolones (cis-β-N-RO-amide-VBXs) fromO-alkyl hydroxamic acids in the presence of an ethynyl benziodoxolone-acetonitrile complex (EBX-MeCN) is reported herein. The reaction was performed under mild conditions including an aqueous solvent, a mild base, and room temperature. The reaction tolerated variousO-alkyl hydroxamic acids derived from carboxylic acids, such as amino acids, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. Vinyl dideuteratedcis-β-N-MeO-amide-VBXs were also synthesized using deuterium oxide as the deuterium source. Valine-derivedcis-β-N-MeO-amide-VBX was stereospecifically derivatized to hydroxamic acid-derivedcis-enamides without the loss of stereoselectivity or reduction in the deuterium/hydrogen ratio.
Hydration of nitriles to amides by a chitin-supported ruthenium catalyst
Matsuoka, Aki,Isogawa, Takahiro,Morioka, Yuna,Knappett, Benjamin R.,Wheatley, Andrew E. H.,Saito, Susumu,Naka, Hiroshi
, p. 12152 - 12160 (2015/02/19)
Chitin-supported ruthenium (Ru/chitin) promotes the hydration of nitriles to carboxamides under aqueous conditions. The nitrile hydration can be performed on a gram-scale and is compatible with the presence of various functional groups including olefins, aldehydes, carboxylic esters and nitro and benzyloxycarbonyl groups. The Ru/chitin catalyst is easily prepared from commercially available chitin, ruthenium(III) chloride and sodium borohydride. Analysis of Ru/chitin by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates the presence of ruthenium nanoparticles on the chitin support.
