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Wei Z, Zhao Y, Wang T, Li J, Yuan W, Wei L, Yang X. Bridged Biaryl Atropisomers by Organocatalyzed Kinetic Asymmetric Alcoholysis. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 39150722 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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We disclose herein an asymmetric synthesis of axially chiral oxazepine-containing bridged biaryls via CPA-catalyzed kinetic asymmetric alcoholysis. Control experiments showed that this CPA-catalyzed alcoholysis was reversible, and lowering the reaction temperature could almost suppress the reversible reaction, thus providing a series of axially chiral oxazepine-containing bridged biaryl compounds in good to excellent enantioselectivities. The gram-scale reactions and facile derivatizations of the enantioenriched products demonstrate the practical utility of this reaction.
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- Zhikang Wei
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Wang Y, Huang Y, Bao X, Wei X, Wei S, Qu J, Wang B. Organocatalytic diastereo- and atropo-selective construction of eight-membered bridged (hetero)biaryls via asymmetric intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8880-8887. [PMID: 38873056 PMCID: PMC11168085 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01892c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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An unprecedented and straightforward route for the asymmetric construction of privileged atroposelective bridged (hetero)biaryl eight-membered scaffolds has been accomplished through chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of innovative (hetero)biaryl aldehydes with 3-aminooxindole hydrochlorides. A class of eight-membered bridged (hetero)biaryl lactones fused to spiro[pyrrolidine-oxindole] derivatives, possessing both chiral C-C/C-N axes and multiple contiguous stereocenters, were obtained in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities in one step through this direct strategy. In addition, the good scalability and derivatization of the title compounds demonstrated their synthetic utility.
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- Yue Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou 310014 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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Daniel-Ivad P, Ryan KS. An imine reductase that captures reactive intermediates in the biosynthesis of the indolocarbazole reductasporine. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105642. [PMID: 38199566 PMCID: PMC10851217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105642] [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: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Imine reductases (IREDs) and reductive aminases have been used in the synthesis of chiral amine products for drug manufacturing; however, little is known about their biological contexts. Here we employ structural studies and site-directed mutagenesis to interrogate the mechanism of the IRED RedE from the biosynthetic pathway to the indolocarbazole natural product reductasporine. Cocrystal structures with the substrate-mimic arcyriaflavin A reveal an extended active site cleft capable of binding two indolocarbazole molecules. Site-directed mutagenesis of a conserved aspartate in the primary binding site reveals a new role for this residue in anchoring the substrate above the NADPH cofactor. Variants targeting the secondary binding site greatly reduce catalytic efficiency, while accumulating oxidized side-products. As indolocarbazole biosynthetic intermediates are susceptible to spontaneous oxidation, we propose the secondary site acts to protect against autooxidation, and the primary site drives catalysis through precise substrate orientation and desolvation effects. The structure of RedE with its extended active site can be the starting point as a new scaffold for engineering IREDs and reductive aminases to intercept large substrates relevant to industrial applications.
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- Phillip Daniel-Ivad
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Yuan B, Yang D, Qu G, Turner NJ, Sun Z. Biocatalytic reductive aminations with NAD(P)H-dependent enzymes: enzyme discovery, engineering and synthetic applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:227-262. [PMID: 38059509 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00391d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Chiral amines are pivotal building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry. Asymmetric reductive amination is one of the most efficient and atom economic methodologies for the synthesis of optically active amines. Among the various strategies available, NAD(P)H-dependent amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) and imine reductases (IREDs) are robust enzymes that are available from various sources and capable of utilizing a broad range of substrates with high activities and stereoselectivities. AmDHs and IREDs operate via similar mechanisms, both involving a carbinolamine intermediate followed by hydride transfer from the co-factor. In addition, both groups catalyze the formation of primary and secondary amines utilizing both organic and inorganic amine donors. In this review, we discuss advances in developing AmDHs and IREDs as biocatalysts and focus on evolutionary history, substrate scope and applications of the enzymes to provide an outlook on emerging industrial biotechnologies of chiral amine production.
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- Bo Yuan
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Yu Y, Rué Casamajo A, Finnigan W, Schnepel C, Barker R, Morrill C, Heath RS, De Maria L, Turner NJ, Scrutton NS. Structure-Based Design of Small Imine Reductase Panels for Target Substrates. ACS Catal 2023; 13:12310-12321. [PMID: 37736118 PMCID: PMC10510103 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Biocatalysis is important in the discovery, development, and manufacture of pharmaceuticals. However, the identification of enzymes for target transformations of interest requires major screening efforts. Here, we report a structure-based computational workflow to prioritize protein sequences by a score based on predicted activities on substrates, thereby reducing a resource-intensive laboratory-based biocatalyst screening. We selected imine reductases (IREDs) as a class of biocatalysts to illustrate the application of the computational workflow termed IREDFisher. Validation by using published data showed that IREDFisher can retrieve the best enzymes and increase the hit rate by identifying the top 20 ranked sequences. The power of IREDFisher is confirmed by computationally screening 1400 sequences for chosen reductive amination reactions with different levels of complexity. Highly active IREDs were identified by only testing 20 samples in vitro. Our speed test shows that it only takes 90 min to rank 85 sequences from user input and 30 min for the established IREDFisher database containing 591 IRED sequences. IREDFisher is available as a user-friendly web interface (https://enzymeevolver.com/IREDFisher). IREDFisher enables the rapid discovery of IREDs for applications in synthesis and directed evolution studies, with minimal time and resource expenditure. Future use of the workflow with other enzyme families could be implemented following the modification of the workflow scoring function.
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- Yuqi Yu
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
- Augmented
Biologics Discovery & Design, Department of Biologics Engineering, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB21 6GH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Medicinal
Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology
(RI), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg 43150, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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Sharma M, Cuetos A, Willliams A, González-Martínez D, Grogan G. Structure of the imine reductase from Ajellomyces dermatitidis in three crystal forms. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2023; 79:224-230. [PMID: 37581897 PMCID: PMC10478762 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x23006672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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The NADPH-dependent imine reductase from Ajellomyces dermatitidis (AdRedAm) catalyzes the reductive amination of certain ketones with amine donors supplied in an equimolar ratio. The structure of AdRedAm has been determined in three forms. The first form, which belongs to space group P3121 and was refined to 2.01 Å resolution, features two molecules (one dimer) in the asymmetric unit in complex with the redox-inactive cofactor NADPH4. The second form, which belongs to space group C21 and was refined to 1.73 Å resolution, has nine molecules (four and a half dimers) in the asymmetric unit, each complexed with NADP+. The third form, which belongs to space group P3121 and was refined to 1.52 Å resolution, has one molecule (one half-dimer) in the asymmetric unit. This structure was again complexed with NADP+ and also with the substrate 2,2-difluoroacetophenone. The different data sets permit the analysis of AdRedAm in different conformational states and also reveal the molecular basis of stereoselectivity in the transformation of fluorinated acetophenone substrates by the enzyme.
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- Mahima Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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Chen Q, Li BB, Zhang L, Chen XR, Zhu XX, Chen FF, Shi M, Chen CC, Yang Y, Guo RT, Liu W, Xu JH, Zheng GW. Engineered Imine Reductase for Larotrectinib Intermediate Manufacture. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Qi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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Yang L, Li J, Xu Z, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D, Ma Y. Asymmetric Synthesis of Fused-Ring Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Tetrahydro-β-carbolines from 2-Arylethylamines via a Chemoenzymatic Approach. Org Lett 2022; 24:6531-6536. [PMID: 36066397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While chiral fused-ring tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) and tetrahydro-β-carboline (THβC) scaffolds have attracted considerable interest due to their wide spectrum of biological activities, the synthesis of optically pure chiral fused-ring THIQs and THβCs remains a challenging task. Herein, a group of active imine reductases were identified to convert the imine precursors into the corresponding enantiocomplementary fused-ring THIQs and THβCs with high enantioselectivity and conversion, establishing an efficient and green chemoenzymatic approach to fused-ring alkaloids from 2-arylethylamines.
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- Linsong Yang
- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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Gao D, Song W, Wu J, Guo L, Gao C, Liu J, Chen X, Liu L. Efficient Production of L‐Homophenylalanine by Enzymatic‐Chemical Cascade Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207077. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dengke Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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Efficient Production of L‐homophenylalanine by Enzymatic–Chemical Cascade Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zhan Z, Xu Z, Yu S, Feng J, Liu F, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D. Stereocomplementary Synthesis of a Key Intermediate for Tofacitinib via Enzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution‐Reductive Amination. Adv Synth Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202200361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Zhuangzhuang Zhan
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education College of Biotechnology Tianjin University of Science & Technology Tianjin 300457 People's Republic of China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education College of Biotechnology Tianjin University of Science & Technology Tianjin 300457 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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Gilio AK, Thorpe TW, Turner N, Grogan G. Reductive aminations by imine reductases: from milligrams to tons. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4697-4713. [PMID: 35655886 PMCID: PMC9067572 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00124a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines through the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds is one of the most significant reactions in synthetic chemistry. Asymmetric reductive amination for the formation of chiral amines, which are required for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other bioactive molecules, is often achieved through transition metal catalysis, but biocatalytic methods of chiral amine production have also been a focus of interest owing to their selectivity and sustainability. The discovery of asymmetric reductive amination by imine reductase (IRED) and reductive aminase (RedAm) enzymes has served as the starting point for a new industrial approach to the production of chiral amines, leading from laboratory-scale milligram transformations to ton-scale reactions that are now described in the public domain. In this perspective we trace the development of the IRED-catalyzed reductive amination reaction from its discovery to its industrial application on kg to ton scale. In addition to surveying examples of the synthetic chemistry that has been achieved with the enzymes, the contribution of structure and protein engineering to the understanding of IRED-catalyzed reductive amination is described, and the consequent benefits for activity, selectivity and stability in the design of process suitable catalysts. IRED-catalyzed reductive aminations have progressed from mg to ton scale, through advances in enzyme discovery, protein engineering and process biocatalysis.![]()
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- Amelia K. Gilio
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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Rodríguez-Salamanca P, Martín-de la Calle R, Rodríguez V, Merino P, Fernández R, Lassaletta JM, Hornillos V. Asymmetric synthesis of dibenzo[ b, d]azepines by Cu-catalyzed reductive or borylative cyclization. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15291-15297. [PMID: 34976349 PMCID: PMC8635211 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04980a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
A copper-catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular reductive cyclization for the synthesis of dibenzo[b,d]azepines is described. Use of 2'-vinyl-biaryl-2-imines as substrates and in situ formed [CuI/(Ph-BPE)] as the catalyst enables the synthesis of 7-membered bridged biarylamines containing both central and axial stereogenic elements in high yields (up to 98%) and with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (>20 : 1 d.r., up to 99% ee). Moreover, the same catalyst was found to facilitate a related borylative cyclization to afford versatile boronic ester derivatives. Both reactions proceed under mild conditions (rt) and are applicable to a variety of substituted aromatic and heterocyclic derivatives.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla C/Prof. García González, 1 41012 Sevilla Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla C/Prof. García González, 1 41012 Sevilla Spain
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- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) C/Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) C/Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Sevilla Spain .,Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla C/Prof. García González, 1 41012 Sevilla Spain
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Stereoselective construction of novel biaryl bridged seven-membered ring scaffolds via intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Furukawa T, Yanagi T, Kaga A, Saito H, Yorimitsu H. Construction of 5
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]azepine Framework from Dibenzothiophene Dioxides and
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Ar Reactions. Helv Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202100195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tomoki Furukawa
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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Benkoulouche M, Ben Imeddourene A, Barel LA, Lefebvre D, Fanuel M, Rogniaux H, Ropartz D, Barbe S, Guieysse D, Mulard LA, Remaud-Siméon M, Moulis C, André I. Computer-aided engineering of a branching sucrase for the glucodiversification of a tetrasaccharide precursor of S. flexneri antigenic oligosaccharides. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20294. [PMID: 34645865 PMCID: PMC8514537 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99384-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Enzyme engineering approaches have allowed to extend the collection of enzymatic tools available for synthetic purposes. However, controlling the regioselectivity of the reaction remains challenging, in particular when dealing with carbohydrates bearing numerous reactive hydroxyl groups as substrates. Here, we used a computer-aided design framework to engineer the active site of a sucrose-active [Formula: see text]-transglucosylase for the 1,2-cis-glucosylation of a lightly protected chemically synthesized tetrasaccharide, a common precursor for the synthesis of serotype-specific S. flexneri O-antigen fragments. By targeting 27 amino acid positions of the acceptor binding subsites of a GH70 branching sucrase, we used a RosettaDesign-based approach to propose 49 mutants containing up to 15 mutations scattered over the active site. Upon experimental evaluation, these mutants were found to produce up to six distinct pentasaccharides, whereas only two were synthesized by the parental enzyme. Interestingly, we showed that by introducing specific mutations in the active site of a same enzyme scaffold, it is possible to control the regiospecificity of the 1,2-cis glucosylation of the tetrasaccharide acceptor and produce a unique diversity of pentasaccharide bricks. This work offers novel opportunities for the development of highly convergent chemo-enzymatic routes toward S. flexneri haptens.
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- Mounir Benkoulouche
- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3523 Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3523 Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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Biocatalytic reductive amination from discovery to commercial manufacturing applied to abrocitinib JAK1 inhibitor. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00671-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hu K, Liu R, Zhou X. Sequential Addition of Amines to Nitrile and Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bond: A Route to 7-Amino-5 H-dibenzo[ c,e]azepines. Org Lett 2021; 23:6946-6950. [PMID: 34415175 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A rare earth metal-catalyzed sequential inter- and intramolecular C-N bond formation of 2-nitrile-2'-alkenyl(alkynyl)biphenyls with amines has been developed, which provides a straightforward and efficient access to a range of new functional dibenzo[c,e]azepines. This represents the first examples of direct construction of seven-membered azaheterocycle from unsaturated nitriles and amines. Such transformations have the advantages of avoiding the use of additives, easily available starting materials, step- and high atom-economy, mild reaction conditions, and high selectivity.
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- Kun Hu
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai 200032, China
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Recent advances in biocatalysis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107813. [PMID: 34450199 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nitrogen-containing heterocycles (N-heterocycles) are ubiquitous in both organisms and pharmaceutical products. Biocatalysts are providing green approaches for synthesizing various N-heterocycles under mild reaction conditions. This review summarizes the recent advances in the biocatalysis of N-heterocycles through the discovery and engineering of natural N-heterocycle synthetic pathway, and the design of artificial synthetic routes, with an emphasis on biocatalysts applied in retrosynthetic design for preparing complex N-heterocycles. Furthermore, this review discusses the future prospects and challenges of biocatalysts involved in the synthesis of N-heterocycles.
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Kaur M, Garg S, Malhi DS, Sohal HS. A Review on Synthesis, Reactions and Biological Properties of Seven Membered Heterocyclic Compounds: Azepine, Azepane, Azepinone. CURR ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272825999210104222338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Seven membered heterocyclic Azepine and its derivatives have great pharmacological
and therapeutic implications. In this review, the literature of the last fifty years has
been exploited for the synthesis, reaction, and biological properties of these seven-member
heterocyclic compounds. Most of the mechanisms involved the ring expansion of either five
or six-membered compounds using various methods such as thermally, photo-chemically, and
microwave irradiation. The systematically designed schemes involve the synthesis of different
derivatives of azepine, azepinone, azepane, etc., using similar moieties by various researchers.
However, there is much work yet to be done in the biological section, as it is not
explored and reported in the literature; therefore, N-containing seven-membered heterocycles
still have much scope for the researchers.
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- Manvinder Kaur
- Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-140413, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-140413, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-140413, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-140413, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Ren X, Liu N, Chandgude AL, Fasan R. An Enzymatic Platform for the Highly Enantioselective and Stereodivergent Construction of Cyclopropyl‐δ‐lactones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xinkun Ren
- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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Ren X, Liu N, Chandgude AL, Fasan R. An Enzymatic Platform for the Highly Enantioselective and Stereodivergent Construction of Cyclopropyl-δ-lactones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21634-21639. [PMID: 32667122 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Abiological enzymes offers new opportunities for sustainable chemistry. Herein, we report the development of biological catalysts derived from sperm whale myoglobin that exploit a carbene transfer mechanism for the asymmetric synthesis of cyclopropane-fused-δ-lactones, which are key structural motifs found in many biologically active natural products. While hemin, wild-type myoglobin, and other hemoproteins are unable to catalyze this reaction, the myoglobin scaffold could be remodeled by protein engineering to permit the intramolecular cyclopropanation of a broad spectrum of homoallylic diazoacetate substrates in high yields and with up to 99 % enantiomeric excess. Via an alternate evolutionary trajectory, a stereodivergent biocatalyst was also obtained for affording mirror-image forms of the desired bicyclic products. In combination with whole-cell transformations, the myoglobin-based biocatalyst was used for the asymmetric construction of a cyclopropyl-δ-lactone scaffold at a gram scale, which could be further elaborated to furnish a variety of enantiopure trisubstituted cyclopropanes.
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- Xinkun Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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Zhang Y, Liu YQ, Hu L, Zhang X, Yin Q. Asymmetric Reductive Amination/Ring-Closing Cascade: Direct Synthesis of Enantioenriched Biaryl-Bridged NH Lactams. Org Lett 2020; 22:6479-6483. [PMID: 32806148 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report here a Ru-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of biaryl-bridged NH lactams through asymmetric reductive amination and a spontaneous ring-closing cascade from keto esters and NH4OAc with H2 as reductant. The reaction features broad substrate generality and high enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee). To showcase the practical utility, a highly enantioselective synthesis of 5-ethylindolobenzazepinone C, a promising antimitotic agent, has been rapidly completed. Furthermore, the amide group in the products enables versatile elaborations through directed C-H functionalization.
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- Yao Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Structural Characterization of an S-enantioselective Imine Reductase from Mycobacterium Smegmatis. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081130. [PMID: 32751900 PMCID: PMC7465668 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
NADPH-dependent imine reductases (IREDs) are enzymes capable of enantioselectively reducing imines to chiral secondary amines, which represent important building blocks in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Since their discovery in 2011, many previously unknown IREDs have been identified, biochemically and structurally characterized and categorized into families. However, the catalytic mechanism and guiding principles for substrate specificity and stereoselectivity remain disputed. Herein, we describe the crystal structure of S-IRED-Ms from Mycobacterium smegmatis together with its cofactor NADPH. S-IRED-Ms belongs to the S-enantioselective superfamily 3 (SFam3) and is the first IRED from SFam3 to be structurally described. The data presented provide further evidence for the overall high degree of structural conservation between different IREDs of various superfamilies. We discuss the role of Asp170 in catalysis and the importance of hydrophobic amino acids in the active site for stereospecificity. Moreover, a separate entrance to the active site, potentially functioning according to a gatekeeping mechanism regulating access and, therefore, substrate specificity is described.
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Xu Z, Yao P, Sheng X, Li J, Li J, Yu S, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Biocatalytic Access to 1,4-Diazepanes via Imine Reductase-Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Reductive Amination. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Zefei Xu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Zhou M, Li K, Chen D, Xu R, Xu G, Tang W. Enantioselective Reductive Coupling of Imines Templated by Chiral Diboron. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10337-10342. [PMID: 32459089 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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We herein report a general, practical, and highly efficient method for asymmetric synthesis of a wide range of chiral vicinal diamines via reductive coupling of imines templated by chiral diboron. The protocol features high enantioselectivity and stereospecificity, mild reaction conditions, simple operating procedures, use of readily available starting materials, and a broad substrate scope. The method signifies the generality of diboron-enabled [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement.
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- Mingkang Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.,NingBo Zejun Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou Bay New District, Ningbo 315336, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.,School of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, China.,NingBo Zejun Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou Bay New District, Ningbo 315336, China
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Montgomery SL, Pushpanath A, Heath RS, Marshall JR, Klemstein U, Galman JL, Woodlock D, Bisagni S, Taylor CJ, Mangas-Sanchez J, Ramsden JI, Dominguez B, Turner NJ. Characterization of imine reductases in reductive amination for the exploration of structure-activity relationships. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaay9320. [PMID: 32494734 PMCID: PMC7244260 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Imine reductases (IREDs) have shown great potential as catalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of industrially relevant chiral amines, but a limited understanding of sequence activity relationships makes rational engineering challenging. Here, we describe the characterization of 80 putative and 15 previously described IREDs across 10 different transformations and confirm that reductive amination catalysis is not limited to any particular subgroup or sequence motif. Furthermore, we have identified another dehydrogenase subgroup with chemoselectivity for imine reduction. Enantioselectivities were determined for the reduction of the model substrate 2-phenylpiperideine, and the effect of changing the reaction conditions was also studied for the reductive aminations of 1-indanone, acetophenone, and 4-methoxyphenylacetone. We have performed sequence-structure analysis to help explain clusters in activity across a phylogenetic tree and to inform rational engineering, which, in one case, has conferred a change in chemoselectivity that had not been previously observed.
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- Sarah L. Montgomery
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Johnson Matthey, 28 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FP, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Johnson Matthey, 28 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FP, UK
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- Johnson Matthey, 28 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FP, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Johnson Matthey, 28 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FP, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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Chand-Thakuri P, Landge VG, Kapoor M, Young MC. One-Pot C–H Arylation/Lactamization Cascade Reaction of Free Benzylamines. J Org Chem 2020; 85:6626-6644. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pratibha Chand-Thakuri
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, School of Green Chemistry & Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mailstop 602, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, School of Green Chemistry & Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mailstop 602, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, School of Green Chemistry & Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mailstop 602, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, School of Green Chemistry & Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mailstop 602, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
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Pyser JB, Baker Dockrey SA, Benítez AR, Joyce LA, Wiscons RA, Smith JL, Narayan ARH. Stereodivergent, Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Azaphilone Natural Products. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18551-18559. [PMID: 31692339 PMCID: PMC7029798 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Selective access to a targeted isomer is often critical in the synthesis of biologically active molecules. Whereas small-molecule reagents and catalysts often act with anticipated site- and stereoselectivity, this predictability does not extend to enzymes. Further, the lack of access to catalysts that provide complementary selectivity creates a challenge in the application of biocatalysis in synthesis. Here, we report an approach for accessing biocatalysts with complementary selectivity that is orthogonal to protein engineering. Through the use of a sequence similarity network (SSN), a number of sequences were selected, and the corresponding biocatalysts were evaluated for reactivity and selectivity. With a number of biocatalysts identified that operate with complementary site- and stereoselectivity, these catalysts were employed in the stereodivergent, chemoenzymatic synthesis of azaphilone natural products. Specifically, the first syntheses of trichoflectin, deflectin-1a, and lunatoic acid A were achieved. In addition, chemoenzymatic syntheses of these azaphilones supplied enantioenriched material for reassignment of the absolute configuration of trichoflectin and deflectin-1a based on optical rotation, CD spectra, and X-ray crystallography.
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- Joshua B. Pyser
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Thorpe TW, France SP, Hussain S, Marshall JR, Zawodny W, Mangas-Sanchez J, Montgomery SL, Howard RM, Daniels DSB, Kumar R, Parmeggiani F, Turner NJ. One-Pot Biocatalytic Cascade Reduction of Cyclic Enimines for the Preparation of Diastereomerically Enriched N-Heterocycles. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19208-19213. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Thomas W. Thorpe
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
- Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development Discovery Park, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, U.K
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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On the occasion of Professor Frances H. Arnold's recent acceptance of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, we honor her numerous contributions to the fields of directed evolution and biocatalysis. Arnold pioneered the development of directed evolution methods for engineering enzymes as biocatalysts. Her highly interdisciplinary research has provided a ground not only for understanding the mechanisms of enzyme evolution but also for developing commercially viable enzyme biocatalysts and biocatalytic processes. In this Account, we highlight some of her notable contributions in the past three decades in the development of foundational directed evolution methods and their applications in the design and engineering of enzymes with desired functions for biocatalysis. Her work has created a paradigm shift in the broad catalysis field.
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- Rudi Fasan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Yao X, Shao Y, Hu M, Zhang M, Li S, Xia Y, Cheng T, Chen J. Palladium‐Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Dibenzo[
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]azepin‐5‐ols and Benzo[
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]pyrido[2,3‐
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]azepin‐5‐ols. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Xinrong Yao
- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia MedicaChinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials EngineeringWenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 People's Republic of China
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Yao X, Shao Y, Hu M, Xia Y, Cheng T, Chen J. Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction of o-Cyanobiaryls with Arylboronic Acids: Synthesis of 5-Arylidene-7-aryl-5H-dibenzo[c,e]azepines. Org Lett 2019; 21:7697-7701. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xinrong Yao
- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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Zhang S, Chen F, He YM, Fan QH. Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Dibenzo[c,e]azepine Derivatives with Chiral Cationic Ruthenium Diamine Catalysts. Org Lett 2019; 21:5538-5541. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shanshan Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Chandgude AL, Ren X, Fasan R. Stereodivergent Intramolecular Cyclopropanation Enabled by Engineered Carbene Transferases. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:9145-9150. [PMID: 31099569 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We report the development of engineered myoglobin biocatalysts for executing asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanations resulting in cyclopropane-fused γ-lactones, which are key motifs found in many bioactive molecules. Using this strategy, a broad range of allyl diazoacetate substrates were efficiently cyclized in high yields with up to 99% enantiomeric excess. Upon remodeling of the active site via protein engineering, myoglobin variants with stereodivergent selectivity were also obtained. In combination with whole-cell transformations, these biocatalysts enabled the gram-scale assembly of a key intermediate useful for the synthesis of the insecticide permethrin and other natural products. The enzymatically produced cyclopropyl-γ-lactones can be further elaborated to furnish a variety of enantiopure trisubstituted cyclopropanes. This work introduces a first example of biocatalytic intramolecular cyclopropanation and provides an attractive strategy for the stereodivergent preparation of fused cyclopropyl-γ-lactones of high value for medicinal chemistry and the synthesis of natural products.
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- Ajay L Chandgude
- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , 120 Trustee Road , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , 120 Trustee Road , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , 120 Trustee Road , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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Adams JP, Brown MJB, Diaz‐Rodriguez A, Lloyd RC, Roiban G. Biocatalysis: A Pharma Perspective. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Joseph P. Adams
- API Chemistry, Medicinal Science and TechnologyPharma R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG12NY U.K
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- Synthetic Biochemistry, Medicinal Science and TechnologyPharma R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG12NY U.K
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- API Chemistry, Medicinal Science and TechnologyPharma R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG12NY U.K
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- API Chemistry, Medicinal Science and TechnologyPharma R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG12NY U.K
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- Synthetic Biochemistry, Medicinal Science and TechnologyPharma R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG12NY U.K
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Chemo-enzymatic routes towards the synthesis of bio-based monomers and polymers. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Zumbrägel N, Gröger H. One-pot synthesis of a 3-thiazolidine through combination of an Asinger-type multi-component-condensation reaction with an enzymatic imine reduction. J Biotechnol 2019; 291:35-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zumbrägel N, Machui P, Nonnhoff J, Gröger H. Enantioselective Biocatalytic Reduction of 2 H-1,4-Benzoxazines Using Imine Reductases. J Org Chem 2019; 84:1440-1447. [PMID: 30562025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A biocatalytic reduction of 2 H-1,4-benzoxazines using imine reductases is reported. This process enables a smooth and enantioselective synthesis of the resulting cyclic amines under mild conditions in aqueous media by means of a catalytic amount of the cofactor NADPH as hydride source as well as glucose as the reducing agent used in stoichiometric amounts for in situ cofactor recycling. Several substrates were studied, and the 3,4-dihydro-2 H-1,4-benzoxazines were obtained with up to 99% ee. In addition, the efficiency of this reduction process based on imine reductases as catalysts has been demonstrated for one 2 H-1,4-benzoxazine on an elevated laboratory scale running at a substrate loading of 10 g L-1 in the presence of a tailor-made whole-cell catalyst.
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- Nadine Zumbrägel
- Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry , Bielefeld University , Universitätsstraße 25 , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry , Bielefeld University , Universitätsstraße 25 , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry , Bielefeld University , Universitätsstraße 25 , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry , Bielefeld University , Universitätsstraße 25 , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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Zhao ZB, Shi L, Meng FJ, Li Y, Zhou YG. Synthesis of chiral seven-membered cyclic sulfonamides through palladium-catalyzed arylation of cyclic imines. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo01323c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An enantioselective palladium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to seven-membered cyclic N-sulfonyl aldimines and ketimines has been developed, giving the chiral cyclic sulfonamides with excellent yields and up to 99% ee.
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- Zi-Biao Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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Yang T, Guo X, Yin Q, Zhang X. Intramolecular asymmetric reductive amination: synthesis of enantioenriched dibenz[ c, e]azepines. Chem Sci 2018; 10:2473-2477. [PMID: 30881676 PMCID: PMC6385856 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04482a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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An enantioselective synthesis of dibenz[c,e]azepines containing both central and axial chiralities through a one pot N-Boc deprotection/intramolecular asymmetric reductive amination sequence has been achieved with generally excellent enantiocontrol (up to 97% ee).
An Ir-catalyzed intramolecular asymmetric reductive amination (ARA) of bridged biaryl derivatives has been described. Using this unprecedented approach, synthetically useful dibenz[c,e]azepines containing both central and axial chiralities are obtained with excellent enantiocontrol (up to 97% ee). This methodology represents a rare example of enantioselective chemocatalytic synthesis of chiral dibenz[c,e]azepines featuring a broad substrate scope, and their synthetic utilities are exhibited by derivatizing the products into a chiral amino acid derivative and chiral phosphoramidite ligands, which display excellent enantiocontrol in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-dehydroamino acid derivatives. Remarkably, our method is also applicable to enantioselectively synthesize an allocolchicine analogue.
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- Tao Yang
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , People's Republic of China .
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , People's Republic of China .
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , People's Republic of China . .,SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , People's Republic of China .
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , People's Republic of China .
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Zawodny W, Montgomery SL, Marshall JR, Finnigan JD, Turner NJ, Clayden J. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Substituted Azepanes by Sequential Biocatalytic Reduction and Organolithium-Mediated Rearrangement. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:17872-17877. [PMID: 30521324 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Enantioenriched 2-aryl azepanes and 2-arylbenzazepines were generated biocatalytically by asymmetric reductive amination using imine reductases or by deracemization using monoamine oxidases. The amines were converted to the corresponding N'-aryl ureas, which rearranged on treatment with base with stereospecific transfer of the aryl substituent to the 2-position of the heterocycle via a configurationally stable benzyllithium intermediate. The products are previously inaccessible enantioenriched 2,2-disubstituted azepanes and benzazepines.
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- Wojciech Zawodny
- School of Chemistry , University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry , University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry , University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- Prozomix Limited , Station Court , Haltwhistle NE49 9HN , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry , University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry , University of Bristol , Cantock's Close , Bristol BS8 1TS , United Kingdom
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Yao P, Xu Z, Yu S, Wu Q, Zhu D. Imine Reductase‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Reduction of Bulky α,β‐Unsaturated Imines en Route to a Pharmaceutically Important Morphinan Skeleton. Adv Synth Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Peiyuan Yao
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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Devine PN, Howard RM, Kumar R, Thompson MP, Truppo MD, Turner NJ. Extending the application of biocatalysis to meet the challenges of drug development. Nat Rev Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-018-0055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sharma M, Mangas-Sanchez J, France SP, Aleku GA, Montgomery SL, Ramsden JI, Turner NJ, Grogan G. A Mechanism for Reductive Amination Catalyzed by Fungal Reductive Aminases. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mahima Sharma
- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, YO10 5DD York, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, YO10 5DD York, U.K
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Dawood AWH, Bassut J, de Souza ROMA, Bornscheuer UT. Combination of the Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction with Engineered Transaminases. Chemistry 2018; 24:16009-16013. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ayad W. H. Dawood
- Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis; Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University; Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 17487 Greifswald Germany
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- Biocatalysis and Organic Synthesis Group; Institute of Chemistry; Federal University of; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Organic Synthesis Group; Institute of Chemistry; Federal University of; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis; Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University; Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 17487 Greifswald Germany
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Aleku GA, Prause C, Bradshaw‐Allen RT, Plasch K, Glueck SM, Bailey SS, Payne KAP, Parker DA, Faber K, Leys D. Terminal Alkenes from Acrylic Acid Derivatives via Non-Oxidative Enzymatic Decarboxylation by Ferulic Acid Decarboxylases. ChemCatChem 2018; 10:3736-3745. [PMID: 30333895 PMCID: PMC6175315 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fungal ferulic acid decarboxylases (FDCs) belong to the UbiD-family of enzymes and catalyse the reversible (de)carboxylation of cinnamic acid derivatives through the use of a prenylated flavin cofactor. The latter is synthesised by the flavin prenyltransferase UbiX. Herein, we demonstrate the applicability of FDC/UbiX expressing cells for both isolated enzyme and whole-cell biocatalysis. FDCs exhibit high activity with total turnover numbers (TTN) of up to 55000 and turnover frequency (TOF) of up to 370 min-1. Co-solvent compatibility studies revealed FDC's tolerance to some organic solvents up 20 % v/v. Using the in-vitro (de)carboxylase activity of holo-FDC as well as whole-cell biocatalysts, we performed a substrate profiling study of three FDCs, providing insights into structural determinants of activity. FDCs display broad substrate tolerance towards a wide range of acrylic acid derivatives bearing (hetero)cyclic or olefinic substituents at C3 affording conversions of up to >99 %. The synthetic utility of FDCs was demonstrated by a preparative-scale decarboxylation.
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- Godwin A. Aleku
- Manchester Institute of BiotechnologySchool of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria).
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- Manchester Institute of BiotechnologySchool of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria).
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB)8010GrazAustria) c/o
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria).
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- Manchester Institute of BiotechnologySchool of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of BiotechnologySchool of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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- Innovation/BiodomainShell International Exploration and Production Inc.Westhollow Technology CenterHoustonUSA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria).
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- Manchester Institute of BiotechnologySchool of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUnited Kingdom
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Velikogne S, Resch V, Dertnig C, Schrittwieser JH, Kroutil W. Sequence-Based In-silico Discovery, Characterisation, and Biocatalytic Application of a Set of Imine Reductases. ChemCatChem 2018; 10:3236-3246. [PMID: 30197686 PMCID: PMC6120462 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Imine reductases (IREDs) have recently become a primary focus of research in biocatalysis, complementing other classes of amine-forming enzymes such as transaminases and amine dehydrogenases. Following in the footsteps of other research groups, we have established a set of IRED biocatalysts by sequence-based in silico enzyme discovery. In this study, we present basic characterisation data for these novel IREDs and explore their activity and stereoselectivity using a panel of structurally diverse cyclic imines as substrates. Specific activities of >1 U/mg and excellent stereoselectivities (ee>99 %) were observed in many cases, and the enzymes proved surprisingly tolerant towards elevated substrate loadings. Co-expression of the IREDs with an alcohol dehydrogenase for cofactor regeneration led to whole-cell biocatalysts capable of efficiently reducing imines at 100 mM initial concentration with no need for the addition of extracellular nicotinamide cofactor. Preparative biotransformations on gram scale using these 'designer cells' afforded chiral amines in good yield and excellent optical purity.
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- Stefan Velikogne
- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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Hill RA, Sutherland A. Hot off the press. Nat Prod Rep 2018; 35:132-136. [PMID: 29350723 DOI: 10.1039/c7np90051a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A personal selection of 32 recent papers is presented covering various aspects of current developments in bioorganic chemistry and novel natural products such as illisimonin A from Illicium simonsii.
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- Robert A Hill
- School of Chemistry, Glasgow University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Balgobin SMC, Brookes DJ, Jiang J, Pritchard RG, Wallace TW. Axial stereocontrol in tropos dibenz[c,e]azepines: the individual and cooperative effects of alkyl substituents. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:10184-10199. [PMID: 29177299 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02385e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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6,7-Dihydro-5H-dibenz[c,e]azepines, a class of secondary amine incorporating a centre-axis chirality relay, can be prepared from N-(2-bromobenzyl)-N-(1-arylalkyl)methanesulfonamides via Pd-catalysed intramolecular direct arylation, and methylated at C(7) via the 5,7-trans diastereoselective addition of methylmagnesium bromide to the derived N-benzylazepinium tetraphenylborate. Using these methods, the 4,5-dimethylated and 4,5,7-trimethylated homologues 13 and 14 were obtained and shown by 1H NMR spectroscopy to be axially biased in opposite senses, as defined by the respective pseudoaxial or pseudoequatorial orientation of the 5-substituent in the preferred conformers, while retaining their tropos nature (the Arrhenius activation energy, EA, for the conformational exchange process in 14 was estimated to be 57 kJ mol-1 using 2D-EXSY NMR spectroscopy at 233-248 K). These results serve to illustrate how substituent effects might be exploited in new designs of bridged biaryl ligand in which tropos dynamics operate in combination with a pre-existing axial stereochemical bias.
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- Sinead M C Balgobin
- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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