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Li F, Chen Q, Deng H, Ye S, Chen R, Keasling JD, Luo X. One-pot selective biosynthesis of Tyrian purple in Escherichia coli. Metab Eng 2024; 81:100-109. [PMID: 38000548 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
Abstract
Tyrian purple (6,6'-Dibromoindigo) is an ancient precious dye, which possesses remarkable properties as a biocompatible semiconductor material. Recently, biosynthesis has emerged as an alternative for the sustainable production of Tyrian purple from a natural substrate. However, the selectivity issue in enzymatic tryptophan (Trp) and bromotryptophan (6-Br-Trp) degradation was an obstacle for obtaining high-purity Tyrian purple in a single cell biosynthesis. In this study, we present a simplified one-pot process for the production of Tyrian purple from Trp in Escherichia coli (E. coli) using Trp 6-halogenase from Streptomyces toxytricini (SttH), tryptophanase from E. coli (TnaA) and a two-component indole oxygenase from Providencia Rettgeri GS-2 (GS-C and GS-D). To enhance the in vivo solubility and activity of SttH and flavin reductase (Fre) fusion enzyme (Fre-L3-SttH), a chaperone system of GroEL/GroES (pGro7) was introduced in addition to the implementation of a set of optimization strategies, including fine-tuning the expression vector, medium, concentration of bromide salt and inducer. To overcome the selectivity issue and achieve a higher conversion yield of Tyrian purple with minimal indigo formation, we applied the λpL/pR-cI857 thermoinducible system to temporally control the bifunctional fusion enzyme of TnaA and monooxygenase GS-C (TnaA-L3-GS-C). Through optimization of the fermentation process, we were able to achieve a Tyrian purple titer of 44.5 mg L-1 with minimal indigo byproduct from 500 μM Trp. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the selective production of Tyrian purple in E. colivia a one-pot process.
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- Feifei Li
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 150100, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 150100, China; Basic Medical College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 150100, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; QB3 Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 220, Kongens Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for the Intelligent Microbial Manufacturing of Medicines, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 150100, China.
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Montua N, Sewald N. Extended Biocatalytic Halogenation Cascades Involving a Single-Polypeptide Regeneration System for Diffusible FADH 2. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300478. [PMID: 37549375 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Abstract
Flavin-dependent halogenases have attracted increasing interest for aryl halogenation at unactivated C-H positions because they are characterised by high regioselectivity, while requiring only FADH2 , halide salts, and O2 . Their use in combined crosslinked enzyme aggregates (combiCLEAs) together with an NADH-dependent flavin reductase and an NADH-regeneration system for the preparative halogenation of tryptophan and indole derivatives has been previously described. However, multiple cultivations and protein purification steps are necessary for their production. We present a bifunctional regeneration enzyme for two-step catalytic flavin regeneration using phosphite as an inexpensive sacrificial substrate. This fusion protein proved amenable to co-expression with various flavin-dependent Trp-halogenases and enables carrier-free immobilisation as combiCLEAs from a single cultivation for protein production and the preparative synthesis of halotryptophan. The scalability of this system was demonstrated by fed-batch fermentation in bench-top bioreactors on a 2.5 L scale. Furthermore, the inclusion of a 6-halotryptophan-specific dioxygenase into the co-expression strain further converts the halogenation product to the kynurenine derivative. This reaction cascade enables the one-pot synthesis of l-4-Cl-kynurenine and its brominated analogue on a preparative scale.
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- Nicolai Montua
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Milne N, Sáez-Sáez J, Nielsen AM, Dyekjaer JD, Rago D, Kristensen M, Wulff T, Borodina I. Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the de novo Production of Halogenated Tryptophan and Tryptamine Derivatives. ChemistryOpen 2023; 12:e202200266. [PMID: 36929157 PMCID: PMC10068768 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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The indole scaffold is a recurring structure in multiple bioactive heterocycles and natural products. Substituted indoles like the amino acid tryptophan serve as a precursor for a wide range of natural products with pharmaceutical or agrochemical applications. Inspired by the versatility of these compounds, medicinal chemists have for decades exploited indole as a core structure in the drug discovery process. With the aim of tuning the properties of lead drug candidates, regioselective halogenation of the indole scaffold is a common strategy. However, chemical halogenation is generally expensive, has a poor atom economy, lacks regioselectivity, and generates hazardous waste streams. As an alternative, in this work we engineer the industrial workhorse Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the de novo production of halogenated tryptophan and tryptamine derivatives. Functional expression of bacterial tryptophan halogenases together with a partner flavin reductase and a tryptophan decarboxylase resulted in the production of halogenated tryptophan and tryptamine with chlorine or bromine. Furthermore, by combining tryptophan halogenases, production of di-halogenated molecules was also achieved. Overall, this works paves the road for the production of new-to-nature halogenated natural products in yeast.
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- Nicholas Milne
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,Octarine Bio ApS, Lersø Parkallé 42, 1. Sal, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.,Octarine Bio ApS, Lersø Parkallé 42, 1. Sal, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Schnepel C, Moritzer AC, Gäfe S, Montua N, Minges H, Nieß A, Niemann HH, Sewald N. Enzymatic Late-Stage Halogenation of Peptides. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200569. [PMID: 36259362 PMCID: PMC10099709 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The late-stage site-selective derivatisation of peptides has many potential applications in structure-activity relationship studies and postsynthetic modification or conjugation of bioactive compounds. The development of orthogonal methods for C-H functionalisation is crucial for such peptide derivatisation. Among them, biocatalytic methods are increasingly attracting attention. Tryptophan halogenases emerged as valuable catalysts to functionalise tryptophan (Trp), while direct enzyme-catalysed halogenation of synthetic peptides is yet unprecedented. Here, it is reported that the Trp 6-halogenase Thal accepts a wide range of amides and peptides containing a Trp moiety. Increasing the sequence length and reaction optimisation made bromination of pentapeptides feasible with good turnovers and a broad sequence scope, while regioselectivity turned out to be sequence dependent. Comparison of X-ray single crystal structures of Thal in complex with d-Trp and a dipeptide revealed a significantly altered binding mode for the peptide. The viability of this bioorthogonal approach was exemplified by halogenation of a cyclic RGD peptide.
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- Christian Schnepel
- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.,Present address: Department of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Strukturbiochemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Strukturbiochemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Strukturbiochemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Sana B, Ho T, Kannan S, Ke D, Li EHY, Seayad J, Verma CS, Duong HA, Ghadessy FJ. Engineered RebH Halogenase Variants Demonstrating a Specificity Switch from Tryptophan towards Novel Indole Compounds. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2791-2798. [PMID: 34240527 PMCID: PMC8518859 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Activating industrially important aromatic hydrocarbons by installing halogen atoms is extremely important in organic synthesis and often improves the pharmacological properties of drug molecules. To this end, tryptophan halogenase enzymes are potentially valuable tools for regioselective halogenation of arenes, including various industrially important indole derivatives and similar scaffolds. Although endogenous enzymes show reasonable substrate scope towards indole compounds, their efficacy can often be improved by engineering. Using a structure-guided semi-rational mutagenesis approach, we have developed two RebH variants with expanded biocatalytic repertoires that can efficiently halogenate several novel indole substrates and produce important pharmaceutical intermediates. Interestingly, the engineered enzymes are completely inactive towards their natural substrate tryptophan in spite of their high tolerance to various functional groups in the indole ring. Computational modelling and molecular dynamics simulations provide mechanistic insights into the role of gatekeeper residues in the substrate binding site and the dramatic switch in substrate specificity when these are mutated.
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- Barindra Sana
- Disease Intervention Technology LaboratoryInstitute of Molecular and Cell BiologyAgency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR)8 A Biomedical Grove, #06-04/05 Neuros/ImmunosSingapore138648Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros, #07-01Singapore138665Singapore
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- Bioinformatics InstituteAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 MatrixSingapore138671Singapore
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- Disease Intervention Technology LaboratoryInstitute of Molecular and Cell BiologyAgency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR)8 A Biomedical Grove, #06-04/05 Neuros/ImmunosSingapore138648Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros, #07-01Singapore138665Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros, #07-01Singapore138665Singapore
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- Bioinformatics InstituteAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 MatrixSingapore138671Singapore
- School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological University60 Nanyang DriveSingapore637551Singapore
- Department of Biological SciencesNational University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4Singapore117558Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesAgency for Science Technology And Research (A*STAR)8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros, #07-01Singapore138665Singapore
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- Disease Intervention Technology LaboratoryInstitute of Molecular and Cell BiologyAgency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR)8 A Biomedical Grove, #06-04/05 Neuros/ImmunosSingapore138648Singapore
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Romero E, Jones BS, Hogg BN, Rué Casamajo A, Hayes MA, Flitsch SL, Turner NJ, Schnepel C. Enzymkatalysierte späte Modifizierungen: Besser spät als nie. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 133:16962-16993. [PMID: 38505660 PMCID: PMC10946893 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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AbstractDie Enzymkatalyse gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung in der Synthesechemie. Die durch Bioinformatik und Enzym‐Engineering stetig wachsende Zahl von Biokatalysatoren eröffnet eine große Vielfalt selektiver Reaktionen. Insbesondere für späte Funktionalisierungsreaktionen ist die Biokatalyse ein geeignetes Werkzeug, das oftmals der konventionellen De‐novo‐Synthese überlegen ist. Enzyme haben sich als nützlich erwiesen, um funktionelle Gruppen direkt in komplexe Molekülgerüste einzuführen sowie für die rasche Diversifizierung von Substanzbibliotheken. Biokatalytische Oxyfunktionalisierungen, Halogenierungen, Methylierungen, Reduktionen und Amidierungen sind von besonderem Interesse, da diese Strukturmotive häufig in Pharmazeutika vertreten sind. Dieser Aufsatz gibt einen Überblick über die Stärken und Schwächen der enzymkatalysierten späten Modifizierungen durch native und optimierte Enzyme in der Synthesechemie. Ebenso werden wichtige Beispiele in der Wirkstoffentwicklung hervorgehoben.
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- Elvira Romero
- Compound Synthesis and ManagementDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGötheborgSchweden
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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- Compound Synthesis and ManagementDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGötheborgSchweden
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNVereinigtes Königreich
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Romero E, Jones BS, Hogg BN, Rué Casamajo A, Hayes MA, Flitsch SL, Turner NJ, Schnepel C. Enzymatic Late-Stage Modifications: Better Late Than Never. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16824-16855. [PMID: 33453143 PMCID: PMC8359417 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Enzyme catalysis is gaining increasing importance in synthetic chemistry. Nowadays, the growing number of biocatalysts accessible by means of bioinformatics and enzyme engineering opens up an immense variety of selective reactions. Biocatalysis especially provides excellent opportunities for late-stage modification often superior to conventional de novo synthesis. Enzymes have proven to be useful for direct introduction of functional groups into complex scaffolds, as well as for rapid diversification of compound libraries. Particularly important and highly topical are enzyme-catalysed oxyfunctionalisations, halogenations, methylations, reductions, and amide bond formations due to the high prevalence of these motifs in pharmaceuticals. This Review gives an overview of the strengths and limitations of enzymatic late-stage modifications using native and engineered enzymes in synthesis while focusing on important examples in drug development.
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- Elvira Romero
- Compound Synthesis and ManagementDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- Compound Synthesis and ManagementDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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Schnepel C, Dodero VI, Sewald N. Novel Arylindigoids by Late-Stage Derivatization of Biocatalytically Synthesized Dibromoindigo. Chemistry 2021; 27:5404-5411. [PMID: 33496351 PMCID: PMC8048522 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Indigoids represent natural product-based compounds applicable as organic semiconductors and photoresponsive materials. Yet modified indigo derivatives are difficult to access by chemical synthesis. A biocatalytic approach applying several consecutive selective C-H functionalizations was developed that selectively provides access to various indigoids: Enzymatic halogenation of l-tryptophan followed by indole generation with tryptophanase yields 5-, 6- and 7-bromoindoles. Subsequent hydroxylation using a flavin monooxygenase furnishes dibromoindigo that is derivatized by acylation. This four-step one-pot cascade gives dibromoindigo in good isolated yields. Moreover, the halogen substituent allows for late-stage diversification by cross-coupling directly performed in the crude mixture, thus enabling synthesis of a small set of 6,6'-diarylindigo derivatives. This chemoenzymatic approach provides a modular platform towards novel indigoids with attractive spectral properties.
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- Christian Schnepel
- Organische und Bioorganische ChemieFakultät für ChemieUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
- Present address: School of ChemistryManchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- Organische und Bioorganische ChemieFakultät für ChemieUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Organische und Bioorganische ChemieFakultät für ChemieUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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Amatuni A, Shuster A, Adibekian A, Renata H. Concise Chemoenzymatic Total Synthesis and Identification of Cellular Targets of Cepafungin I. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 27:1318-1326.e18. [PMID: 32763140 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The natural product cepafungin I was recently reported to be one of the most potent covalent inhibitors of the 20S proteasome core particle through a series of in vitro activity assays. Here, we report a short chemoenzymatic total synthesis of cepafungin I featuring the use of a regioselective enzymatic oxidation to prepare a key hydroxylated amino acid building block in a scalable fashion. The strategy developed herein enabled access to a chemoproteomic probe, which in turn revealed the exceptional selectivity and potency of cepafungin I toward the β2 and β5 subunits of the proteasome. Further structure-activity relationship studies suggest the key role of the hydroxyl group in the macrocycle and the identity of the lipid tail in modulating the potency of this natural product family. This study lays the groundwork for further medicinal chemistry exploration to fully realize the anticancer potential of cepafungin I.
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- Alexander Amatuni
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Pd-mediated reactions have emerged as a powerful tool for the site-selective and bioorthogonal late-stage diversification of amino acids, peptides and related compounds. Indole moieties of tryptophan derivatives are susceptible to C2 H-activation, whereas halogenated aromatic amino acids such as halophenylalanines or halotryptophans provide a broad spectrum of different functionalisations. The compatibility of transition-metal-catalysed cross-couplings with functional groups in peptides, other biologically active compounds and even proteins has been demonstrated. This Review primarily compiles the application of different cross-coupling reactions to modify halotryptophans, halotryptophan containing peptides or halogenated, biologically active compounds derived from tryptophan. Modern approaches use regio- and stereoselective biocatalytic strategies to generate halotryptophans and derivatives on a preparative scale. The combination of bio- and chemocatalysis in cascade reactions is given by the biocompatibility and bioorthogonality of Pd-mediated reactions.
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- Hendrik Gruß
- Organische und Bioorganische ChemieFakultät für ChemieUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Organische und Bioorganische ChemieFakultät für ChemieUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstraße 2533615BielefeldGermany
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Lingkon K, Bellizzi JJ. Structure and Activity of the Thermophilic Tryptophan-6 Halogenase BorH. Chembiochem 2019; 21:1121-1128. [PMID: 31692209 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Flavin-dependent halogenases carry out regioselective aryl halide synthesis in aqueous solution at ambient temperature and neutral pH using benign halide salts, making them attractive catalysts for green chemistry. BorH and BorF, two proteins encoded by the biosynthetic gene cluster for the chlorinated bisindole alkaloid borregomycin A, are the halogenase and flavin reductase subunits of a tryptophan-6-halogenase. Quantitative conversion of l-tryptophan (Trp) to 6-chlorotryptophan could be achieved using 1.2 mol % BorH and 2 mol % BorF. The optimal reaction temperature for Trp chlorination is 45 °C, and the melting temperatures of BorH and BorF are 48 and 50 °C respectively, which are higher than the thermal parameters for most other halogenases previously studied. Steady-state kinetic analysis of Trp chlorination by BorH determined parameters of kcat =4.42 min-1 , and KM of 9.78 μm at 45 °C. BorH exhibits a broad substrate scope, chlorinating and brominating a variety of aromatic substrates with and without indole groups. Chlorination of Trp at a 100 mg scale with 52 % crude yield, using 0.2 mol % BorH indicates that industrial scale biotransformations using BorH/BorF are feasible. The X-ray crystal structure of BorH with bound Trp provides additional evidence for the model that regioselectivity is determined by substrate positioning in the active site, showing C6 of Trp juxtaposed with the catalytic Lys79 in the same binding pose previously observed in the structure of Thal.
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- Kazi Lingkon
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS 602, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS 602, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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Veldmann KH, Dachwitz S, Risse JM, Lee JH, Sewald N, Wendisch VF. Bromination of L-tryptophan in a Fermentative Process With Corynebacterium glutamicum. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:219. [PMID: 31620432 PMCID: PMC6759940 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Brominated compounds such as 7-bromo-l-tryptophan (7-Br-Trp) occur in Nature. Many synthetic and natural brominated compounds have applications in the agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical industries, for example, the 20S-proteasome inhibitor TMC-95A that may be derived from 7-Br-Trp. Mild halogenation by cross-linked enzyme aggregates containing FAD-dependent halogenase, NADH-dependent flavin reductase, and alcohol dehydrogenase as well as by fermentation with recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum expressing the genes for the FAD-dependent halogenase RebH and the NADH-dependent flavin reductase RebF from Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes have recently been developed as green alternatives to more hazardous chemical routes. In this study, the fermentative production of 7-Br-Trp was established. The fermentative process employs an l-tryptophan producing C. glutamicum strain expressing rebH and rebF from L. aerocolonigenes for halogenation and is based on glucose, ammonium and sodium bromide. C. glutamicum tolerated high sodium bromide concentrations, but its growth rate was reduced to half-maximal at 0.09 g L−1 7-bromo-l-tryptophan. This may be, at least in part, due to inhibition of anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase by 7-Br-Trp since anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase activity in crude extracts was half-maximal at about 0.03 g L−1 7-Br-Trp. Fermentative production of 7-Br-Trp by recombinant C. glutamicum was scaled up to a working volume of 2 L and operated in batch and fed-batch mode. The titers were increased from batch fermentation in CGXII minimal medium with 0.3 g L−1 7-Br-Trp to fed-batch fermentation in HSG complex medium, where up to 1.2 g L−1 7-Br-Trp were obtained. The product isolated from the culture broth was characterized by NMR and LC-MS and shown to be 7-Br-Trp.
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- Kareen H Veldmann
- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry & Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Fermentation Technology, Technical Faculty & Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Major in Food Science and Biotechnology, School of Food Biotechnology and Nutrition, BB21+, Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea
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- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry & Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology & Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Veldmann KH, Minges H, Sewald N, Lee JH, Wendisch VF. Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the fermentative production of halogenated tryptophan. J Biotechnol 2019; 291:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Schroeder L, Frese M, Müller C, Sewald N, Kottke T. Photochemically Driven Biocatalysis of Halogenases for the Green Production of Chlorinated Compounds. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Lea Schroeder
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Bielefeld University; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry; Bielefeld University; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Department of Chemical Ecology; Bielefeld University; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry; Bielefeld University; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Bielefeld University; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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Andorfer MC, Belsare KD, Girlich AM, Lewis JC. Aromatic Halogenation by Using Bifunctional Flavin Reductase-Halogenase Fusion Enzymes. Chembiochem 2017; 18:2099-2103. [PMID: 28879681 PMCID: PMC5898195 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The remarkable site selectivity and broad substrate scope of flavin-dependent halogenases (FDHs) has led to much interest in their potential as biocatalysts. Multiple engineering efforts have demonstrated that FDHs can be tuned for non-native substrate scope and site selectivity. FDHs have also proven useful as in vivo biocatalysts and have been successfully incorporated into biosynthetic pathways to build new chlorinated aromatic compounds in several heterologous organisms. In both cases, reduced flavin cofactor, usually supplied by a separate flavin reductase (FR), is required. Herein, we report functional synthetic, fused FDH-FR proteins containing various FDHs and FRs joined by different linkers. We show that FDH-FR fusion proteins can increase product titers compared to the individual components for in vivo biocatalysis in Escherichia coli.
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- Mary C Andorfer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, SCL 302, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, SCL 302, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, SCL 302, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, SCL 302, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Menon BRK, Brandenburger E, Sharif HH, Klemstein U, Shepherd SA, Greaney MF, Micklefield J. RadH: A Versatile Halogenase for Integration into Synthetic Pathways. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:11841-11845. [PMID: 28722773 PMCID: PMC5637929 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Flavin-dependent halogenases are useful enzymes for providing halogenated molecules with improved biological activity, or intermediates for synthetic derivatization. We demonstrate how the fungal halogenase RadH can be used to regioselectively halogenate a range of bioactive aromatic scaffolds. Site-directed mutagenesis of RadH was used to identify catalytic residues and provide insight into the mechanism of fungal halogenases. A high-throughput fluorescence screen was also developed, which enabled a RadH mutant to be evolved with improved properties. Finally we demonstrate how biosynthetic genes from fungi, bacteria, and plants can be combined to encode a new pathway to generate a novel chlorinated coumarin "non-natural" product in E. coli.
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- Binuraj R. K. Menon
- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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Menon BRK, Brandenburger E, Sharif HH, Klemstein U, Shepherd SA, Greaney MF, Micklefield J. RadH: A Versatile Halogenase for Integration into Synthetic Pathways. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201706342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Binuraj R. K. Menon
- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- School of Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; The University of Manchester; 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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Schnepel C, Sewald N. Enzymatic Halogenation: A Timely Strategy for Regioselective C−H Activation. Chemistry 2017; 23:12064-12086. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Christian Schnepel
- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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Schnepel C, Minges H, Frese M, Sewald N. A High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay to Determine the Activity of Tryptophan Halogenases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:14159-14163. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Christian Schnepel
- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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Schnepel C, Minges H, Frese M, Sewald N. Ein Hochdurchsatz-Fluoreszenz-Assay zur Bestimmung der Aktivität von Tryptophan-Halogenasen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201605635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Christian Schnepel
- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Deutschland
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Deutschland
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Deutschland
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie; Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstraße 25 33615 Bielefeld Deutschland
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Chankhamjon P, Tsunematsu Y, Ishida-Ito M, Sasa Y, Meyer F, Boettger-Schmidt D, Urbansky B, Menzel KD, Scherlach K, Watanabe K, Hertweck C. Regioselective Dichlorination of a Non-Activated Aliphatic Carbon Atom and Phenolic Bismethylation by a Multifunctional Fungal Flavoenzyme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:11955-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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Chankhamjon P, Tsunematsu Y, Ishida-Ito M, Sasa Y, Meyer F, Boettger-Schmidt D, Urbansky B, Menzel KD, Scherlach K, Watanabe K, Hertweck C. Regioselective Dichlorination of a Non-Activated Aliphatic Carbon Atom and Phenolic Bismethylation by a Multifunctional Fungal Flavoenzyme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka 422-8526 Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and BioPilotPlant; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI); Beutenbergstrasse 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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Holtmann D, Hollmann F. The Oxygen Dilemma: A Severe Challenge for the Application of Monooxygenases? Chembiochem 2016; 17:1391-8. [PMID: 27194219 PMCID: PMC5096067 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Monooxygenases are promising catalysts because they in principle enable the organic chemist to perform highly selective oxyfunctionalisation reactions that are otherwise difficult to achieve. For this, monooxygenases require reducing equivalents, to allow reductive activation of molecular oxygen at the enzymes' active sites. However, these reducing equivalents are often delivered to O2 either directly or via a reduced intermediate (uncoupling), yielding hazardous reactive oxygen species and wasting valuable reducing equivalents. The oxygen dilemma arises from monooxygenases' dependency on O2 and the undesired uncoupling reaction. With this contribution we hope to generate a general awareness of the oxygen dilemma and to discuss its nature and some promising solutions.
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- Dirk Holtmann
- DECHEMA Research Institute, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, 60486, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628BL, Delft, The Netherlands.
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Frese M, Schnepel C, Minges H, Voß H, Feiner R, Sewald N. Modular Combination of Enzymatic Halogenation of Tryptophan with Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions. ChemCatChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Marcel Frese
- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie; Universität Bielefeld; Universitätsstr. 25 33615 Bielefeld Germany
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Weichold V, Milbredt D, van Pée KH. Die spezifische enzymatische Halogenierung - von der Entdeckung halogenierender Enzyme bis zu deren Anwendung in vitro und in vivo. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Veit Weichold
- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Deutschland
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- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Deutschland
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- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Deutschland
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Weichold V, Milbredt D, van Pée KH. Specific Enzymatic Halogenation-From the Discovery of Halogenated Enzymes to Their Applications In Vitro and In Vivo. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:6374-89. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Veit Weichold
- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Allgemeine Biochemie; TU Dresden; 01062 Dresden Germany
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Shepherd SA, Menon BRK, Fisk H, Struck AW, Levy C, Leys D, Micklefield J. A Structure-Guided Switch in the Regioselectivity of a Tryptophan Halogenase. Chembiochem 2016; 17:821-4. [PMID: 26840773 PMCID: PMC5071727 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Flavin‐dependent halogenases are potentially useful biocatalysts for the regioselective halogenation of aromatic compounds. Haloaromatic compounds can be utilised in the synthesis and biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals and other valuable products. Here we report the first X‐ray crystal structure of a tryptophan 6‐halogenase (SttH), which enabled key residues that contribute to the regioselectivity in tryptophan halogenases to be identified. Structure‐guided mutagenesis resulted in a triple mutant (L460F/P461E/P462T) that exhibited a complete switch in regioselectivity; with the substrate 3‐indolepropionate 75 % 5‐chlorination was observed with the mutant in comparison to 90 % 6‐chlorination for the wild‐type SttH. This is the first clear example of how regiocomplementary halogenases can be created from a single parent enzyme. The biocatalytic repertoire of SttH was also expanded to include a range of indolic and non‐indolic substrates.
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- Sarah A Shepherd
- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
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Hering T, Mühldorf B, Wolf R, König B. Halogenase-inspirierte oxidative Chlorierung mittels Flavin- Photokatalyse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201600783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Thea Hering
- Universität Regensburg; Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; 93040 Regensburg Deutschland
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- Universität Regensburg; Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; 93040 Regensburg Deutschland
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- Universität Regensburg; Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; 93040 Regensburg Deutschland
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- Universität Regensburg; Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; 93040 Regensburg Deutschland
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Hering T, Mühldorf B, Wolf R, König B. Halogenase-Inspired Oxidative Chlorination Using Flavin Photocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:5342-5. [PMID: 26991557 PMCID: PMC5069574 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chlorine gas or electropositive chlorine reagents are used to prepare chlorinated aromatic compounds, which are found in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and polymers, and serve as synthetic precursors for metal‐catalyzed cross‐couplings. Nature chlorinates with chloride anions, FAD‐dependent halogenases, and O2 as the oxidant. A photocatalytic oxidative chlorination is described based on the organic dye riboflavin tetraacetate mimicking the enzymatic process. The chemical process allows within the suitable arene redox potential window a broader substrate scope compared to the specific activation in the enzymatic binding pocket.
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- Thea Hering
- Universität Regensburg, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, 93040, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, 93040, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, 93040, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Universität Regensburg, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, 93040, Regensburg, Germany.
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Brown S, O'Connor SE. Halogenase Engineering for the Generation of New Natural Product Analogues. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2129-35. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Stephanie Brown
- Biological Chemistry; John Innes Centre; Norwich Research Park Norwich Norfolk NR4 7UH UK
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- Biological Chemistry; John Innes Centre; Norwich Research Park Norwich Norfolk NR4 7UH UK
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Payne JT, Poor CB, Lewis JC. Directed evolution of RebH for site-selective halogenation of large biologically active molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:4226-30. [PMID: 25678465 PMCID: PMC4506780 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We recently characterized the substrate scope of wild-type RebH and proceeded to evolve variants of this enzyme with improved stability for biocatalysis. The substrate scopes of both RebH and the stabilized variants, however, are limited primarily to compounds similar in size to tryptophan. A substrate walking approach was used to further evolve RebH variants with expanded substrate scope. Two particularly notable variants were identified: 3-SS, which provides high conversion of tricyclic tryptoline derivatives; and 4-V, which accepts a broad range of large indoles and carbazoles. This constitutes the first reported use of directed evolution to enable the functionalization of substrates not accepted by wild-type RebH and demonstrates the utility of RebH variants for the site-selective halogenation of biologically active compounds.
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- James T. Payne
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 (USA)
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Payne JT, Poor CB, Lewis JC. Directed Evolution of RebH for Site-Selective Halogenation of Large Biologically Active Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201411901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hosford J, Shepherd SA, Micklefield J, Wong LS. A high-throughput assay for arylamine halogenation based on a peroxidase-mediated quinone-amine coupling with applications in the screening of enzymatic halogenations. Chemistry 2014; 20:16759-63. [PMID: 25319801 PMCID: PMC4291110 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Arylhalides are important building blocks in many fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, and there has been increasing interest in the development of more "green" halogenation methods based on enzyme catalysis. However, the screening and development of new enzymes for biohalogenation has been hampered by a lack of high-throughput screening methods. Described herein is the development of a colorimetric assay for detecting both chemical and enzymatic arylamine halogenation reactions in an aqueous environment. The assay is based on the unique UV/Vis spectrum created by the formation of an ortho-benzoquinone-amine adduct, which is produced by the peroxidase-catalysed benzoquinone generation, followed by Michael addition of either a halogenated or non-halogenated arylamine. This assay is sensitive, rapid and amenable to high-throughput screening platforms. We have also shown this assay to be easily coupled to a flavin-dependent halogenase, which currently lacks any convenient colorimetric assay, in a "one-pot" workflow.
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- Joseph Hosford
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN (UK)
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- Marcel Frese
- Fakultät für Chemie, Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld (Deutschland) http://www.uni‐bielefeld.de/chemie/oc3sewald/
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- Fakultät für Chemie, Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld (Deutschland) http://www.uni‐bielefeld.de/chemie/oc3sewald/
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Frese M, Sewald N. Enzymatic Halogenation of Tryptophan on a Gram Scale. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:298-301. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Marcel Frese
- Fakultät für Chemie, Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld (Germany) http://www.uni‐bielefeld.de/chemie/oc3sewald/
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- Fakultät für Chemie, Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld (Germany) http://www.uni‐bielefeld.de/chemie/oc3sewald/
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Poor CB, Andorfer MC, Lewis JC. Improving the stability and catalyst lifetime of the halogenase RebH by directed evolution. Chembiochem 2014; 15:1286-9. [PMID: 24849696 PMCID: PMC4124618 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We previously reported that the halogenase RebH catalyzes selective halogenation of several heterocycles and carbocycles, but product yields were limited by enzyme instability. Here, we use directed evolution to engineer an RebH variant, 3-LR, with a Topt over 5 °C higher than that of wild-type, and 3-LSR, with a Tm 18 °C higher than that of wild-type. These enzymes provided significantly improved conversion (up to fourfold) for halogenation of tryptophan and several non-natural substrates. This initial evolution of RebH not only provides improved enzymes for immediate synthetic applications, but also establishes a robust protocol for further halogenase evolution.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Frese M, Guzowska PH, Voß H, Sewald N. Regioselective Enzymatic Halogenation of Substituted Tryptophan Derivatives using the FAD-Dependent Halogenase RebH. ChemCatChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201301090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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