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Pickl M, Ebner M, Gittings S, Clapés P, Kroutil W. Biocatalytic Transamination of Aldolase-Derived 3-Hydroxy Ketones. Adv Synth Catal 2023; 365:1485-1495. [PMID: 38516568 PMCID: PMC10952931 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202300201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Although optical pure amino alcohols are in high demand due to their widespread applicability, they still remain challenging to synthesize, since commonly elaborated protection strategies are required. Here, a multi-enzymatic methodology is presented that circumvents this obstacle furnishing enantioenriched 1,3-amino alcohols out of commodity chemicals. A Type I aldolase forged the carbon backbone with an enantioenriched aldol motif, which was subsequently subjected to enzymatic transamination. A panel of 194 TAs was tested on diverse nine aldol products prepared through different nucleophiles and electrophiles. Due to the availability of (R)- and (S)-selective TAs, both diastereomers of the 1,3-amino alcohol motif were accessible. A two-step process enabled the synthesis of the desired amino alcohols with up to three chiral centers with de up to >97 in the final products.
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- Mathias Pickl
- Department of Chemical BiologyInstituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña (IQAC-CSIC)Jordi Girona 18-2608034BarcelonaSpain
- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- Prozomix Ltd. West End Industrial EstateHaltwhistleNorthumberland NE49 9HAU.K
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- Department of Chemical BiologyInstituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña (IQAC-CSIC)Jordi Girona 18-2608034BarcelonaSpain
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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Kim S, Kumari N, Lim J, Dubbu S, Kumar A, Lee IS. Silica Jar‐with‐Lid as Chemo‐Enzymatic Nano‐Compartment for Enantioselective Synthesis inside Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Seonock Kim
- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 South Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology (I-CREATE) Yonsei University Seoul 03722 South Korea
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Kim S, Kumari N, Lim J, Dubbu S, Kumar A, Lee IS. Silica Jar-with-Lid as Chemo-Enzymatic Nano-Compartment for Enantioselective Synthesis inside Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16337-16342. [PMID: 34041834 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanodevices, harvesting the power of synthetic catalysts and enzymes to perform enantioselective synthesis inside cell, have never been reported. Here, we synthesized round bottom jar-like silica nanostructures (SiJARs) with a chemo-responsive metal-silicate lid. This was isolated as an intermediate structure during highly controlled solid-state nanocrystal-conversion at the arc-section of silica shell. Different catalytic noble metals (Pt, Pd, Ru) were selectively modified on the lid-section through galvanic reactions. And, lid aperture-opening was regulated by mild acidic conditions or intracellular environment which accommodated the metal nanocrystals and enzymes, and in turn created an open-mouth nanoreactor. Distinct from the free enzymes, SiJARs performed asymmetric aldol reactions with high activity and enantioselectivity (yield >99 %, ee=95 %) and also functioned as the artificial catalytic organelles inside living cells. This work bridges the enormous potential of sophisticated nanocrystal-conversion chemistry and advanced platforms for new-to-nature catalysis.
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- Seonock Kim
- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Center for Nanospace-confined Chemical Reactions (NCCR) and Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, South Korea.,Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology (I-CREATE), Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Opening a Novel Biosynthetic Pathway to Dihydroxyacetone and Glycerol in Escherichia coli Mutants through Expression of a Gene Variant ( fsaAA129S) for Fructose 6-Phosphate Aldolase. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249625. [PMID: 33348713 PMCID: PMC7767278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Phosphofructokinase (PFK) plays a pivotal role in glycolysis. By deletion of the genes pfkA, pfkB (encoding the two PFK isoenzymes), and zwf (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase) in Escherichia coli K-12, a mutant strain (GL3) with a complete block in glucose catabolism was created. Introduction of plasmid-borne copies of the fsaA wild type gene (encoding E. coli fructose 6-phosphate aldolase, FSAA) did not allow a bypass by splitting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) into dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). Although FSAA enzyme activity was detected, growth on glucose was not reestablished. A mutant allele encoding for FSAA with an amino acid exchange (Ala129Ser) which showed increased catalytic efficiency for F6P, allowed growth on glucose with a µ of about 0.12 h−1. A GL3 derivative with a chromosomally integrated copy of fsaAA129S (GL4) grew with 0.05 h−1 on glucose. A mutant strain from GL4 where dhaKLM genes were deleted (GL5) excreted DHA. By deletion of the gene glpK (glycerol kinase) and overexpression of gldA (of glycerol dehydrogenase), a strain (GL7) was created which showed glycerol formation (21.8 mM; yield approximately 70% of the theoretically maximal value) as main end product when grown on glucose. A new-to-nature pathway from glucose to glycerol was created.
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Desmons S, Fauré R, Bontemps S. Formaldehyde as a Promising C1 Source: The Instrumental Role of Biocatalysis for Stereocontrolled Reactions. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Sarah Desmons
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France
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Heterologous expression and characterization of novel 2-Deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) from Pyrobaculum calidifontis and Meiothermus ruber. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Haridas M, Abdelraheem EMM, Hanefeld U. 2-Deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA): applications and modifications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:9959-9971. [PMID: 30284013 PMCID: PMC6244999 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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2-Deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) is a class I aldolase that offers access to several building blocks for organic synthesis. It catalyzes the stereoselective C-C bond formation between acetaldehyde and numerous other aldehydes. However, the practical application of DERA as a biocatalyst is limited by its poor tolerance towards industrially relevant concentrations of aldehydes, in particular acetaldehyde. Therefore, the development of proper experimental conditions, including protein engineering and/or immobilization on appropriate supports, is required. The present review is aimed to provide a brief overview of DERA, its history, and progress made in understanding the functioning of the enzyme. Furthermore, the current understanding regarding aldehyde resistance of DERA and the various optimizations carried out to modify this property are discussed.
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- Meera Haridas
- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie, Technische Universiteit Delft, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie, Technische Universiteit Delft, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie, Technische Universiteit Delft, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
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Prichard KL, O'Brien N, Ghorbani M, Wood A, Barnes E, Kato A, Houston TA, Simone MI. Synthetic Routes to 3,4,5-Trihydroxypiperidines via Stereoselective and Biocatalysed Protocols, and Strategies toN- andO-Derivatisation. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Kate L. Prichard
- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy; University of Toyama; 2630 Sugitani 930-0194 Toyama Japan
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- Institute for Glycomics; Griffith University (Gold Coast); 4215 Southport QLD Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Chemical Biology & Clinical Pharmacology; University of Newcastle; 2308 Callaghan NSW Australia
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Junker S, Roldan R, Joosten H, Clapés P, Fessner W. Complete Switch of Reaction Specificity of an Aldolase by Directed Evolution In Vitro: Synthesis of Generic Aliphatic Aldol Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:10153-10157. [PMID: 29882622 PMCID: PMC6099348 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A structure-guided engineering of fructose-6-phosphate aldolase was performed to expand its substrate promiscuity toward aliphatic nucleophiles, that is, unsubstituted alkanones and alkanals. A "smart" combinatorial library was created targeting residues D6, T26, and N28, which form a binding pocket around the nucleophilic carbon atom. Double-selectivity screening was executed by high-performance TLC that allowed simultaneous determination of total activity as well as a preference for acetone versus propanal as competing nucleophiles. D6 turned out to be the key residue that enabled activity with non-hydroxylated nucleophiles. Altogether 25 single- and double-site variants (D6X and D6X/T26X) were discovered that show useful synthetic activity and a varying preference for ketone or aldehyde as the aldol nucleophiles. Remarkably, all of the novel variants had completely lost their native activity for cleavage of fructose 6-phosphate.
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- Sebastian Junker
- Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieTechnische Universität DarmstadtAlarich-Weiss-Str. 464287DarmstadtGermany
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña-IQAC-CSICJordi Girona 18–2608034BarcelonaSpain
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña-IQAC-CSICJordi Girona 18–2608034BarcelonaSpain
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieTechnische Universität DarmstadtAlarich-Weiss-Str. 464287DarmstadtGermany
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Junker S, Roldan R, Joosten HJ, Clapés P, Fessner WD. Complete Switch of Reaction Specificity of an Aldolase by Directed Evolution In Vitro: Synthesis of Generic Aliphatic Aldol Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Sebastian Junker
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña-IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Bio-Prodict; Nieuwe Marktstraat 54e 6511 AA Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña-IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Hernández K, Szekrenyi A, Clapés P. Nucleophile Promiscuity of Natural and Engineered Aldolases. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1353-1358. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Karel Hernández
- Department of Chemical Biology and Molecular Modelling; Catalonia Institute for Advanced Chemistry IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Molecular Modelling; Catalonia Institute for Advanced Chemistry IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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Wiesinger T, Bayer T, Milker S, Mihovilovic MD, Rudroff F. Cell Factory Design and Optimization for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Compounds. Chembiochem 2018; 19:361-368. [PMID: 28980776 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A synthetic cascade for the transformation of primary alcohols into polyhydroxylated compounds in Escherichia coli, through the in situ preparation of cytotoxic aldehyde intermediates and subsequent aldolase-mediated C-C bond formation, has been investigated. An enzymatic toolbox consisting of alcohol dehydrogenase AlkJ from Pseudomonas putida and the dihydroxyacetone-/hydroxyacetone-accepting aldolase variant Fsa1-A129S was applied. Pathway optimization was performed at the genetic and process levels. Three different arrangements of the alkJ and fsa1-A129S genes in operon, monocistronic, and pseudo-operon configuration were tested. The last of these proved to be most beneficial with regard to bacterial growth and protein expression levels. The optimized whole-cell catalyst, combined with a refined solid-phase extraction downstream purification protocol, provides diastereomerically pure carbohydrate derivatives that can be isolated in up to 91 % yield over two reaction steps.
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- Thomas Wiesinger
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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Bramski J, Dick M, Pietruszka J, Classen T. Probing the acetaldehyde-sensitivity of 2-deoxy-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) leads to resistant variants. J Biotechnol 2017; 258:56-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rahimi M, van der Meer J, Geertsema EM, Poelarends GJ. Engineering a Promiscuous Tautomerase into a More Efficient Aldolase for Self-Condensations of Linear Aliphatic Aldehydes. Chembiochem 2017; 18:1435-1441. [PMID: 28426139 PMCID: PMC5575498 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The enzyme 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase (4-OT) from Pseudomonas putida mt-2 takes part in a catabolic pathway for aromatic hydrocarbons, where it catalyzes the conversion of 2hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienedioate into 2-oxohexa-3-enedioate. This tautomerase can also promiscuously catalyze carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions, including various types of aldol reactions, by using its amino-terminal proline as a key catalytic residue. Here, we used systematic mutagenesis to identify two hotspots in 4-OT (Met45 and Phe50) at which single mutations give marked improvements in aldolase activity for the self-condensation of propanal. Activity screening of a focused library in which these two hotspots were varied led to the discovery of a 4-OT variant (M45Y/F50V) with strongly enhanced aldolase activity in the self-condensation of linear aliphatic aldehydes, such as acetaldehyde, propanal, and butanal, to yield α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. With both propanal and benzaldehyde, this double mutant, unlike the previously constructed single mutant F50A, mainly catalyzes the self-condensation of propanal rather than the cross-condensation of propanal and benzaldehyde, thus indicating that it indeed has altered substrate specificity. This variant could serve as a template to create new biocatalysts that lack dehydration activity and possess further enhanced aldolase activity, thus enabling the efficient enzymatic self-coupling of aliphatic aldehydes.
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- Mehran Rahimi
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical BiologyGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenAntonius Deusinglaan 19713 AVGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical BiologyGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenAntonius Deusinglaan 19713 AVGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical BiologyGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenAntonius Deusinglaan 19713 AVGroningenThe Netherlands
- Present address: Institute for Life Science and TechnologyHanze University of Applied SciencesZernikeplein 119747 ASGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical BiologyGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenAntonius Deusinglaan 19713 AVGroningenThe Netherlands
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Roldán R, Sanchez-Moreno I, Scheidt T, Hélaine V, Lemaire M, Parella T, Clapés P, Fessner WD, Guérard-Hélaine C. Breaking the Dogma of Aldolase Specificity: Simple Aliphatic Ketones and Aldehydes are Nucleophiles for Fructose-6-phosphate Aldolase. Chemistry 2017; 23:5005-5009. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Raquel Roldán
- Departamento de Química Biológica y Modelización Molecular; Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Université Clermont Auvergne; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Université Clermont Auvergne; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Servei de Ressonancia Magnetica Nuclear; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; Bellaterra Spain
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- Departamento de Química Biológica y Modelización Molecular; Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Université Clermont Auvergne; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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Yang J, Sun S, Men Y, Zeng Y, Zhu Y, Sun Y, Ma Y. Transformation of formaldehyde into functional sugars via multi-enzyme stepwise cascade catalysis. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy01062a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Artificial multi-enzyme systems for the transformation of the prebiotic compound formaldehyde into stereodefined functional sugars by stepwise cascade biocatalysis.
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- Jiangang Yang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin 300308
- China
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Busto E. Recent Developments in the Preparation of Carbohydrate Derivatives from Achiral Building Blocks by using Aldolases. ChemCatChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Eduardo Busto
- Organic Chemistry I Department; Complutense University of Madrid; 28040 Madrid Spain
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Ma H, Enugala TR, Widersten M. A Microplate Format Assay for Real-Time Screening for New Aldolases that Accept Aryl-Substituted Acceptor Substrates. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2595-8. [PMID: 26449620 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Aldolases are potentially important biocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis of polyhydroxylated compounds. Fructose 6-phosphate aldolase (FSA) is of particular interest by virtue of its unusually relaxed dependency on phosphorylated substrates. FSA has been reported to be a promising catalyst of aldol addition involving aryl-substituted acceptors such as phenylacetaldehyde that can react with donor ketones such as hydroxyacetone. Improvement of the low intrinsic activity with bulky acceptor substrates of this type is of great interest but has been hampered by the lack of powerful screening protocols applicable in directed evolution strategies. Here we present a new screen allowing for direct spectrophotometric recording of retro-aldol cleavage. The assay utilizes an aldehyde reductase produced in vitro by directed evolution; it reduces the aldehyde product formed after cleavage of the aldol by FSA. The assay is suitable both for steady-state enzyme kinetics and for real-time activity screening in a 96-well format.
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- Huan Ma
- Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Guérard-Hélaine C, de Berardinis V, Besnard-Gonnet M, Darii E, Debacker M, Debard A, Fernandes C, Hélaine V, Mariage A, Pellouin V, Perret A, Petit JL, Sancelme M, Lemaire M, Salanoubat M. Genome Mining for Innovative Biocatalysts: New Dihydroxyacetone Aldolases for the Chemist’s Toolbox. ChemCatChem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fei H, Xu G, Wu JP, Yang LR. Improving the acetaldehyde tolerance of DERASEP by enhancing the rigidity of its protein structure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hélaine V, Mahdi R, Sudhir Babu GV, de Berardinis V, Wohlgemuth R, Lemaire M, Guérard-Hélaine C. Straightforward Synthesis of Terminally Phosphorylated L
-Sugars via
Multienzymatic Cascade Reactions. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Soler A, Gutiérrez ML, Bujons J, Parella T, Minguillon C, Joglar J, Clapés P. Structure-Guided Engineering of D
-Fructose-6-Phosphate Aldolase for Improved Acceptor Tolerance in Biocatalytic Aldol Additions. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hernández K, Parella T, Joglar J, Bujons J, Pohl M, Clapés P. Expedient Synthesis of
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‐Aryl Carbohydrates by Consecutive Biocatalytic Benzoin and Aldol Reactions. Chemistry 2015; 21:3335-46. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Karel Hernández
- Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, IQAC‐CSIC. Jordi Girona 18‐26, 08034 Barcelona (Spain), Fax: (+34) 932045904
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- Servei de Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear. Dept Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)
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- Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, IQAC‐CSIC. Jordi Girona 18‐26, 08034 Barcelona (Spain), Fax: (+34) 932045904
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- Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, IQAC‐CSIC. Jordi Girona 18‐26, 08034 Barcelona (Spain), Fax: (+34) 932045904
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- IBG‐1: Biotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich (Germany)
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- Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, IQAC‐CSIC. Jordi Girona 18‐26, 08034 Barcelona (Spain), Fax: (+34) 932045904
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Soler A, Garrabou X, Hernández K, Gutiérrez ML, Busto E, Bujons J, Parella T, Joglar J, Clapés P. Sequential Biocatalytic Aldol Reactions in Multistep Asymmetric Synthesis: Pipecolic Acid, Piperidine and Pyrrolidine (Homo)Iminocyclitol Derivatives from Achiral Building Blocks. Adv Synth Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Szekrenyi A, Soler A, Garrabou X, Guérard-Hélaine C, Parella T, Joglar J, Lemaire M, Bujons J, Clapés P. Engineering the Donor Selectivity ofD-Fructose-6-Phosphate Aldolase for Biocatalytic Asymmetric Cross-Aldol Additions of Glycolaldehyde. Chemistry 2014; 20:12572-83. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Simon G, Eljezi T, Legeret B, Charmantray F, Castillo JA, Guérard-Hélaine C, Lemaire M, Bouzon M, Marlière P, Hélaine V, Hecquet L. Synthesis of Specially Designed Probes to Broaden Transketolase Scope. ChemCatChem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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FSAB: A new fructose-6-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli. Cloning, over-expression and comparative kinetic characterization with FSAA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2012.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cloning and characterisation of a new 2-deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase from Rhodococcus erythropolis. J Biotechnol 2012; 161:174-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Matassini C, Mirabella S, Goti A, Cardona F. Double Reductive Amination and Selective Strecker Reaction of a D-Lyxaric Aldehyde: Synthesis of Diversely Functionalized 3,4,5-Trihydroxypiperidines. European J Org Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sánchez-Moreno I, Hélaine V, Poupard N, Charmantray F, Légeret B, Hecquet L, García-Junceda E, Wohlgemuth R, Guérard-Hélaine C, Lemaire M. One-Pot Cascade Reactions using Fructose-6-phosphate Aldolase: Efficient Synthesis of D-Arabinose 5-Phosphate, D-Fructose 6-Phosphate and Analogues. Adv Synth Catal 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201200150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fanton J, Camps F, Castillo JA, Guérard-Hélaine C, Lemaire M, Charmantray F, Hecquet L. Enzymatic and Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Aldolization Reactions for the Synthesis of Thiosugar Scaffolds. European J Org Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Samland AK, Rale M, Sprenger GA, Fessner WD. The transaldolase family: new synthetic opportunities from an ancient enzyme scaffold. Chembiochem 2011; 12:1454-74. [PMID: 21574238 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201100072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Aldol reactions constitute a powerful methodology for carbon-carbon bond formation in synthetic organic chemistry. Biocatalytic carboligation by aldolases offers a green, uniquely regio- and stereoselective tool with which to perform these transformations. Recent advances in the field, fueled by both discovery and protein engineering, have greatly improved the synthetic opportunities for the atom-economic asymmetric synthesis of chiral molecules with potential pharmaceutical relevance. New aldolases derived from the transaldolase scaffold (based on transaldolase B and fructose-6-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli) have been shown to be unusually flexible in their substrate scope; this makes them particularly valuable for addressing an expanded molecular range of complex polyfunctional targets. Extensive knowledge arising from structural and molecular biochemical studies makes it possible to address the remaining limitations of the methodology by engineering tailored biocatalysts.
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- Anne K Samland
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Rale M, Schneider S, Sprenger GA, Samland AK, Fessner WD. Broadening deoxysugar glycodiversity: natural and engineered transaldolases unlock a complementary substrate space. Chemistry 2011; 17:2623-32. [PMID: 21290439 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The majority of prokaryotic drugs are produced in glycosylated form, with the deoxygenation level in the sugar moiety having a profound influence on the drug's bioprofile. Chemical deoxygenation is challenging due to the need for tedious protective group manipulations. For a direct biocatalytic de novo generation of deoxysugars by carboligation, with regiocontrol over deoxygenation sites determined by the choice of enzyme and aldol components, we have investigated the substrate scope of the F178Y mutant of transaldolase B, TalB(F178Y), and fructose 6-phosphate aldolase, FSA, from E. coli against a panel of variously deoxygenated aldehydes and ketones as aldol acceptors and donors, respectively. Independent of substrate structure, both enzymes catalyze a stereospecific carboligation resulting in the D-threo configuration. In combination, these enzymes have allowed the preparation of a total of 22 out of 24 deoxygenated ketose-type products, many of which are inaccessible by available enzymes, from a [3×8] substrate matrix. Although aliphatic and hydroxylated aliphatic aldehydes were good substrates, D-lactaldehyde was found to be an inhibitor possibly as a consequence of inactive substrate binding to the catalytic Lys residue. A 1-hydroxy-2-alkanone moiety was identified as a common requirement for the donor substrate, whereas propanone and butanone were inactive. For reactions involving dihydroxypropanone, TalB(F178Y) proved to be the superior catalyst, whereas for reactions involving 1-hydroxybutanone, FSA is the only choice; for conversions using hydroxypropanone, both TalB(F178Y) and FSA are suitable. Structure-guided mutagenesis of Ser176 to Ala in the distant binding pocket of TalB(F178Y), in analogy with the FSA active site, further improved the acceptance of hydroxypropanone. Together, these catalysts are valuable new entries to an expanding toolbox of biocatalytic carboligation and complement each other well in their addressable constitutional space for the stereospecific preparation of deoxysugars.
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- Madhura Rale
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Garrabou X, Joglar J, Parella T, Crehuet R, Bujons J, Clapés P. Redesign of the Phosphate Binding Site of L-Rhamnulose- 1-Phosphate Aldolase towards a Dihydroxyacetone Dependent Aldolase. Adv Synth Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schneider S, Gutiérrez M, Sandalova T, Schneider G, Clapés P, Sprenger GA, Samland AK. Redesigning the active site of transaldolase TalB from Escherichia coli: new variants with improved affinity towards nonphosphorylated substrates. Chembiochem 2010; 11:681-90. [PMID: 20148428 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Recently, we reported on a transaldolase B variant (TalB F178Y) that is able to use dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as donor in aldol reactions. In a second round of protein engineering, we aimed at improving the affinity of this variant towards nonphosphorylated acceptor aldehydes, that is, glyceraldehyde (GA). The anion binding site was identified in the X-ray structure of TalB F178Y where a sulfate ion from the buffer was bound in the active site. Therefore, we performed site-directed saturation mutagenesis at three residues forming the putative phosphate binding site, Arg181, Ser226 and Arg228. The focused libraries were screened for the formation of D-fructose from DHA and d,l-GA by using an adjusted colour assay. The best results with respect to the synthesis of D-fructose were achieved with the TalB F178Y/R181E variant, which exhibited an at least fivefold increase in affinity towards d,l-GA (K(M)=24 mM). We demonstrated that this double mutant can use D-GA, glycolaldehyde and the L-isomer, L-GA, as acceptor substrates. This resulted in preparative synthesis of D-fructose, D-xylulose and L-sorbose when DHA was used as donor. Hence, we engineered a DHA-dependent aldolase that can synthesise the formation of polyhydroxylated compounds from simple and cheap substrates at preparative scale.
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- Sarah Schneider
- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, Germany
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Castillo J, Guérard-Hélaine C, Gutiérrez M, Garrabou X, Sancelme M, Schürmann M, Inoue T, Hélaine V, Charmantray F, Gefflaut T, Hecquet L, Joglar J, Clapés P, Sprenger G, Lemaire M. A Mutant D-Fructose-6-Phosphate Aldolase (Ala129Ser) with Improved Affinity towards Dihydroxyacetone for the Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Compounds. Adv Synth Catal 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Iturrate L, Sánchez-Moreno I, Oroz-Guinea I, Pérez-Gil J, García-Junceda E. Preparation and Characterization of a Bifunctional Aldolase/Kinase Enzyme: A More Efficient Biocatalyst for CC Bond Formation. Chemistry 2010; 16:4018-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fryszkowska A, Toogood H, Sakuma M, Gardiner JM, Stephens GM, Scrutton NS. Asymmetric Reduction of Activated Alkenes by Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Reductase: Specificity and Control of Stereochemical Outcome by Reaction Optimisation. Adv Synth Catal 2009; 351:2976-2990. [PMID: 20396613 PMCID: PMC2854813 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We show that pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase (PETNR), a member of the 'ene' reductase old yellow enzyme family, catalyses the asymmetric reduction of a variety of industrially relevant activated alpha,beta-unsaturated alkenes including enones, enals, maleimides and nitroalkenes. We have rationalised the broad substrate specificity and stereochemical outcome of these reductions by reference to molecular models of enzyme-substrate complexes based on the crystal complex of the PETNR with 2-cyclohexenone 4a. The optical purity of products is variable (49-99% ee), depending on the substrate type and nature of substituents. Generally, high enantioselectivity was observed for reaction products with stereogenic centres at Cbeta (>99% ee). However, for the substrates existing in two isomeric forms (e.g., citral 11a or nitroalkenes 18-19a), an enantiodivergent course of the reduction of E/Z-forms may lead to lower enantiopurities of the products. We also demonstrate that the poor optical purity obtained for products with stereogenic centres at Calpha is due to non-enzymatic racemisation. In reactions with ketoisophorone 3a we show that product racemisation is prevented through reaction optimisation, specifically by shortening reaction time and through control of solution pH. We suggest this as a general strategy for improved recovery of optically pure products with other biocatalytic conversions where there is potential for product racemisation.
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- Anna Fryszkowska
- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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