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Jeong YJ, Seo MJ, Sung BH, Kim JS, Yeom SJ. Biotransformation of 2-keto-4-hydroxybutyrate via aldol condensation using an efficient and thermostable carboligase from Deinococcus radiodurans. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2024; 11:9. [PMID: 38647973 PMCID: PMC10992282 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-024-00727-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The bioconversion of 4-hydroxy-2-keto acid derivatives via aldol condensation of formaldehyde and pyruvate has received substantial attention as potential source of chemicals for production of amino acids, hydroxy carboxylic acids, and chiral aldehydes. We developed an environmentally friendly biocatalyst consisting of a novel thermostable class II pyruvate aldolase from Deinococcus radiodurans with maltose-binding protein (MBP-DrADL), which has specific activity of 46.3 µmol min-1 mg-1. Surprisingly, MBP-DrADL maintained over 60% of enzyme activity for 4 days at 50 to 65 °C, we used MBP-DrADL as the best candidate enzyme to produce 2-keto-4-hydroxybutyrate (2-KHB) from formaldehyde and pyruvate via aldol condensation. The optimum reaction conditions for 2-KHB production were 50 °C, pH 8.0, 5 mM Mg2+, 100 mM formaldehyde, and 200 mM pyruvate. Under these optimized conditions, MBP-DrADL produced 76.5 mM (8.94 g L-1) 2-KHB over 60 min with a volumetric productivity of 8.94 g L-1 h-1 and a specific productivity of 357.6 mg mg-enzyme-1 h-1. Furthermore, 2-KHB production was improved by continuous addition of substrates, which produced approximately 124.8 mM (14.6 g L-1) of 2-KHB over 60 min with a volumetric productivity and specific productivity of 14.6 g L-1 h-1 and 583.4 mg mg-enzyme-1 h-1, respectively. MBP-DrADL showed the highest specific productivity for 2-KHB production yet reported. Our study provides a highly efficient biocatalyst for the synthesis of 2-KHB and lays the foundation for large-scale production and application of high-value compounds from formaldehyde.
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- Yeon-Ju Jeong
- School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Synthetic Biology for Carbon Neutralization, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
- Institute of Synthetic Biology for Carbon Neutralization, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Jeong YJ, Seo PW, Seo MJ, Ju SB, Kim JS, Yeom SJ. One-Pot Biosynthesis of 2-Keto-4-hydroxybutyrate from Cheap C1 Compounds Using Rationally Designed Pyruvate Aldolase and Methanol Dehydrogenase. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:4328-4336. [PMID: 36856566 PMCID: PMC10022506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c09108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
One-carbon chemicals (C 1s) are potential building blocks as they are cheap, sustainable, and abiotic components. Methanol-derived formaldehyde can be another versatile building block for the production of 2-keto-4-hydroxyacid derivatives that can be used for amino acids, hydroxy carboxylic acids, and chiral aldehydes. To produce 2-keto-4-hydroxybutyrate from C 1s in an environment-friendly way, we characterized an aldolase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (PaADL), which showed much higher catalytic activity in condensing formaldehyde and pyruvate than the reported aldolases. By applying a structure-based rational approach, we found a variant (PaADLV121A/L241A) that exhibited better catalytic activities than the wild-type enzyme. Next, we constructed a one-pot cascade biocatalyst system by combining PaADL and a methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) and, for the first time, effectively produced 2-keto-4-hydroxybutyrate as the main product from pyruvate and methanol via an enzymatic reaction. This simple process applied here will help design a green process for the production of 2-keto-4-hydroxyacid derivatives.
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- Yeon-Ju Jeong
- School
of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam
National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic
of Korea
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- School
of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
- School
of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam
National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic
of Korea
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Royer SF, Gao X, Groleau RR, van der Kamp MW, Bull SD, Danson MJ, Crennell SJ. Structurally Informed Mutagenesis of a Stereochemically Promiscuous Aldolase Produces Mutants That Catalyze the Diastereoselective Syntheses of All Four Stereoisomers of 3-Deoxy-hexulosonic Acid. ACS Catal 2022; 12:11444-11455. [PMID: 36158901 PMCID: PMC9486944 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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A 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate
aldolase from the hyperthermophile Sulfolobus solfataricus catalyzes the nonstereoselective
aldol reaction of pyruvate and d-glyceraldehyde to produce
2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (d-KDGlc) and 2-keto-3-deoxy-d-galactonate (d-KDGal). Previous investigations into
curing the stereochemical promiscuity of this hyperstable aldolase
used high-resolution structures of the aldolase bound to d-KDGlc or d-KDGal to identify critical amino acids involved
in substrate binding for mutation. This structure-guided approach
enabled mutant variants to be created that could stereoselectively
catalyze the aldol reaction of pyruvate and natural d-glyceraldehyde
to selectively afford d-KDGlc or d-KDGal. Here we
describe the creation of two further mutants of this Sulfolobus aldolase that can be used to catalyze aldol reactions between pyruvate
and non-natural l-glyceraldehyde to enable the diastereoselective
synthesis of l-KDGlc and l-KDGal. High-resolution
crystal structures of all four variant aldolases have been determined
(both unliganded and liganded), including Variant 1 with d-KDGlc, Variant 2 with pyruvate, Variant 3 with l-KDGlc,
and Variant 4 with l-KDGal. These structures have enabled
us to rationalize the observed changes in diastereoselectivities in
these variant-catalyzed aldol reactions at a molecular level. Interestingly,
the active site of Variant 4 was found to be sufficiently flexible
to enable catalytically important amino acids to be replaced while
still retaining sufficient enzymic activity to enable production of l-KDGal.
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- Sylvain F. Royer
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Fang J, Turner LE, Chang MCY. Biocatalytic Asymmetric Construction of Secondary and Tertiary Fluorides from β-Fluoro-α-Ketoacids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201602. [PMID: 35165991 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Fluorine is a critical element for the design of bioactive compounds, driving advances in selective and sustainable fluorination. However, stereogenic tertiary fluorides pose a synthetic challenge and are thus present in only a few approved drugs (fluticasone, solithromycin, and sofosbuvir). The aldol reaction of fluorinated donors provides an atom-economical approach to asymmetric C-F motifs via C-C bond formation. We report that the type II pyruvate aldolase HpcH and engineered variants perform addition of β-fluoro-α-ketoacids (including fluoropyruvate, β-fluoro-α-ketobutyrate, and β-fluoro-α-ketovalerate) to diverse aldehydes. The reactivity of HpcH towards these fluoro-donors grants access to enantiopure secondary or tertiary fluorides. In addition to representing the first synthesis of tertiary fluorides via biocatalytic carboligation, the afforded products could improve the diversity of fluorinated building blocks and enable the synthesis of fluorinated drug analogs.
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- Jason Fang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Fang J, Turner LE, Chang MCY. Biocatalytic Asymmetric Construction of Secondary and Tertiary Fluorides from β‐Fluoro‐α‐Ketoacids**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201602] [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]
Affiliation(s)
- Jason Fang
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Doyon TJ, Kumar P, Thein S, Kim M, Stitgen A, Grieger AM, Madigan C, Willoughby PH, Buller AR. Scalable and Selective β-Hydroxy-α-Amino Acid Synthesis Catalyzed by Promiscuous l-Threonine Transaldolase ObiH. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202100577. [PMID: 34699683 PMCID: PMC8796315 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Enzymes from secondary metabolic pathways possess broad potential for the selective synthesis of complex bioactive molecules. However, the practical application of these enzymes for organic synthesis is dependent on the development of efficient, economical, operationally simple, and well-characterized systems for preparative scale reactions. We sought to bridge this knowledge gap for the selective biocatalytic synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids, which are important synthetic building blocks. To achieve this goal, we demonstrated the ability of ObiH, an l-threonine transaldolase, to achieve selective milligram-scale synthesis of a diverse array of non-standard amino acids (nsAAs) using a scalable whole cell platform. We show how the initial selectivity of the catalyst is high and how the diastereomeric ratio of products decreases at high conversion due to product re-entry into the catalytic cycle. ObiH-catalyzed reactions with a variety of aromatic, aliphatic and heterocyclic aldehydes selectively generated a panel of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids possessing broad functional-group diversity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that ObiH-generated β-hydroxy-α-amino acids could be modified through additional transformations to access important motifs, such as β-chloro-α-amino acids and substituted α-keto acids.
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- Tyler J. Doyon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ripon College, Ripon, WI 54971, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ripon College, Ripon, WI 54971, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ripon College, Ripon, WI 54971, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ripon College, Ripon, WI 54971, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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Hélaine V, Gastaldi C, Lemaire M, Clapés P, Guérard-Hélaine C. Recent Advances in the Substrate Selectivity of Aldolases. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Virgil Hélaine
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC−CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Biocatalysis has an enormous impact on chemical synthesis. The waves in which biocatalysis has developed, and in doing so changed our perception of what organic chemistry is, were reviewed 20 and 10 years ago. Here we review the consequences of these waves of development. Nowadays, hydrolases are widely used on an industrial scale for the benign synthesis of commodity and bulk chemicals and are fully developed. In addition, further enzyme classes are gaining ever increasing interest. Particularly, enzymes catalysing selective C-C-bond formation reactions and enzymes catalysing selective oxidation and reduction reactions are solving long-standing synthetic challenges in organic chemistry. Combined efforts from molecular biology, systems biology, organic chemistry and chemical engineering will establish a whole new toolbox for chemistry. Recent developments are critically reviewed.
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- Ulf Hanefeld
- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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Catalytic and structural insights into a stereospecific and thermostable Class II aldolase HpaI from Acinetobacter baumannii. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101280. [PMID: 34624314 PMCID: PMC8560999 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Aldolases catalyze the reversible reactions of aldol condensation and cleavage and have strong potential for the synthesis of chiral compounds, widely used in pharmaceuticals. Here, we investigated a new Class II metal aldolase from the p-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation pathway in Acinetobacter baumannii, 4-hydroxy-2-keto-heptane-1,7-dioate aldolase (AbHpaI), which has various properties suitable for biocatalysis, including stereoselectivity/stereospecificity, broad aldehyde utilization, thermostability, and solvent tolerance. Notably, the use of Zn2+ by AbHpaI as a native cofactor is distinct from other enzymes in this class. AbHpaI can also use other metal ion (M2+) cofactors, except Ca2+, for catalysis. We found that Zn2+ yielded the highest enzyme complex thermostability (Tm of 87 °C) and solvent tolerance. All AbHpaI•M2+ complexes demonstrated preferential cleavage of (4R)-2-keto-3-deoxy-D-galactonate ((4R)-KDGal) over (4S)-2-keto-3-deoxy-D-gluconate ((4S)-KDGlu), with AbHpaI•Zn2+ displaying the highest R/S stereoselectivity ratio (sixfold higher than other M2+ cofactors). For the aldol condensation reaction, AbHpaI•M2+ only specifically forms (4R)-KDGal and not (4S)-KDGlu and preferentially catalyzes condensation rather than cleavage by ∼40-fold. Based on 11 X-ray structures of AbHpaI complexed with M2+ and ligands at 1.85 to 2.0 Å resolution, the data clearly indicate that the M2+ cofactors form an octahedral geometry with Glu151 and Asp177, pyruvate, and water molecules. Moreover, Arg72 in the Zn2+-bound form governs the stereoselectivity/stereospecificity of AbHpaI. X-ray structures also show that Ca2+ binds at the trimer interface via interaction with Asp51. Hence, we conclude that AbHpaI•Zn2+ is distinctive from its homologues in substrate stereospecificity, preference for aldol formation over cleavage, and protein robustness, and is attractive for biocatalytic applications.
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Gastaldi C, Ngahan Tagne R, Laurent V, Hélaine V, Petit J, Traïkia M, Berardinis V, Lemaire M, Guérard‐Hélaine C. One Step Forward in Exploration of Class II Pyruvate Aldolases Nucleophile and Electrophile Substrate Specificity. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cédric Gastaldi
- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Génomique Métabolique Génoscope Institut François Jacob CEA CNRS Université Paris-Saclay Évry-Courcouronnes 91057 Evry France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Génomique Métabolique Génoscope Institut François Jacob CEA CNRS Université Paris-Saclay Évry-Courcouronnes 91057 Evry France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand Université Clermont Auvergne CNRS SIGMA Clermont 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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Pickl M. Recent trends in the stereoselective synthesis of (poly)-substituted 2-oxo acids by biocatalyzed aldol reaction. CURRENT OPINION IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY 2021; 30:100476. [PMID: 34141957 PMCID: PMC7610986 DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2021.100476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Recently, an increased interest toward enzymatic carboligation was observed, as biocatalytic carbon-carbon bond formation is a common obstacle in retrosynthetic planning. The construction of extended 2-oxoacid frameworks by 2-oxoacid aldolases and enzymes acting as aldolases is a potent tool for synthetic chemists since a broad spectrum of downstream reactions through functional group interconversions gives access to a plethora of compound classes. In the search for selective biocatalysts, successful protein engineering efforts and high throughput screenings from biodiversity expand the structural diversity of nucleophile and electrophile substrates. Several successful examples with an emphasis on reactions catalyzed by class II aldolases and enzymes acting as class II aldolases are highlighted, including reactions in which both enantiomeric products and in selected cases even diastereomeric products are accessed.
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- Mathias Pickl
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010, Graz, Austria
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Pickl M, Marín-Valls R, Joglar J, Bujons J, Clapés P. Chemoenzymatic Production of Enantiocomplementary 2-Substituted 3-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids from L-α-Amino Acids. Adv Synth Catal 2021; 363:2866-2876. [PMID: 34276272 PMCID: PMC7611260 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
A two-enzyme cascade reaction plus in situ oxidative decarboxylation for the transformation of readily available canonical and non-canonical L-α-amino acids into 2-substituted 3-hydroxy-carboxylic acid derivatives is described. The biocatalytic cascade consisted of an oxidative deamination of L-α-amino acids by an L-α-amino acid deaminase from Cosenzaea myxofaciens, rendering 2-oxoacid intermediates, with an ensuing aldol addition reaction to formaldehyde, catalyzed by metal-dependent (R)- or (S)-selective carboligases namely 2-oxo-3-deoxy-l-rhamnonate aldolase (YfaU) and ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase (KPHMT), respectively, furnishing 3-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-oxoacids. The overall substrate conversion was optimized by balancing biocatalyst loading and amino acid and formaldehyde concentrations, yielding 36-98% aldol adduct formation and 91- 98% ee for each enantiomer. Subsequent in situ follow-up chemistry via hydrogen peroxide-driven oxidative decarboxylation afforded the corresponding 2-substituted 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivatives.
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- Mathias Pickl
- Department of Chemical Biology. Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Chemical Biology. Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology. Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology. Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology. Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Bosch S, Sanchez-Freire E, del Pozo ML, C̆esnik M, Quesada J, Mate DM, Hernández K, Qi Y, Clapés P, Vasić-Rački Đ, Findrik Blažević Z, Berenguer J, Hidalgo A. Thermostability Engineering of a Class II Pyruvate Aldolase from Escherichia coli by in Vivo Folding Interference. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2021; 9:5430-5436. [PMID: 34589311 PMCID: PMC8461973 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The use of enzymes in industrial processes is often limited by the unavailability of biocatalysts with prolonged stability. Thermostable enzymes allow increased process temperature and thus higher substrate and product solubility, reuse of expensive biocatalysts, resistance against organic solvents, and better "evolvability" of enzymes. In this work, we have used an activity-independent method for the selection of thermostable variants of any protein in Thermus thermophilus through folding interference at high temperature of a thermostable antibiotic reporter protein at the C-terminus of a fusion protein. To generate a monomeric folding reporter, we have increased the thermostability of the moderately thermostable Hph5 variant of the hygromycin B phosphotransferase from Escherichia coli to meet the method requirements. The final Hph17 variant showed 1.5 °C higher melting temperature (T m) and 3-fold longer half-life at 65 °C compared to parental Hph5, with no changes in the steady-state kinetic parameters. Additionally, we demonstrate the validity of the reporter by stabilizing the 2-keto-3-deoxy-l-rhamnonate aldolase from E. coli (YfaU). The most thermostable multiple-mutated variants thus obtained, YfaU99 and YfaU103, showed increases of 2 and 2.9 °C in T m compared to the wild-type enzyme but severely lower retro-aldol activities (150- and 120-fold, respectively). After segregation of the mutations, the most thermostable single variant, Q107R, showed a T m 8.9 °C higher, a 16-fold improvement in half-life at 60 °C and higher operational stability than the wild-type, without substantial modification of the kinetic parameters.
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- Sandra Bosch
- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- University
of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical
Engineering and Technology, Savska c. 16, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute
of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Biotransformation and Bioactive
Molecules Group, Spanish National Research Council (IQAC−CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Prozomix
Ltd., Station Court, Haltwhistle, NE49 9HN Northumberland, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Biotransformation and Bioactive
Molecules Group, Spanish National Research Council (IQAC−CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- University
of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical
Engineering and Technology, Savska c. 16, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University
of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical
Engineering and Technology, Savska c. 16, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Center of Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa”
(UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Laurent V, Hélaine V, Vergne-Vaxelaire C, Nauton L, Traikia M, Petit JL, Salanoubat M, de Berardinis V, Lemaire M, Guérard-Hélaine C. Achiral Hydroxypyruvaldehyde Phosphate as a Platform for Multi-Aldolases Cascade Synthesis of Diuloses and for a Quadruple Acetaldehyde Addition Catalyzed by 2-Deoxyribose-5-Phosphate Aldolases. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Victor Laurent
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Univ Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Univ Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Univ Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Univ Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Fang J, Hait D, Head‐Gordon M, Chang MCY. Chemoenzymatic Platform for Synthesis of Chiral Organofluorines Based on Type II Aldolases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jason Fang
- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Chemical Sciences Division Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Chemical Sciences Division Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Chemical Sciences Division Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Chemical Sciences Division Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Fang J, Hait D, Head-Gordon M, Chang MCY. Chemoenzymatic Platform for Synthesis of Chiral Organofluorines Based on Type II Aldolases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:11841-11845. [PMID: 31240790 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Aldolases are C-C bond forming enzymes that have become prominent tools for sustainable synthesis of complex synthons. However, enzymatic methods of fluorine incorporation into such compounds are lacking due to the rarity of fluorine in nature. Recently, the use of fluoropyruvate as a non-native aldolase substrate has arisen as a solution. Here, we report that the type II HpcH aldolases efficiently catalyze fluoropyruvate addition to diverse aldehydes, with exclusive (3S)-selectivity at fluorine that is rationalized by DFT calculations on a mechanistic model. We also measure the kinetic parameters of aldol addition and demonstrate engineering of the hydroxyl group stereoselectivity. Our aldolase collection is then employed in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of novel fluoroacids and ester derivatives in high stereopurity (d.r. 80-98 %). The compounds made available by this method serve as precursors to fluorinated analogs of sugars, amino acids, and other valuable chiral building blocks.
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- Jason Fang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Chemical Sciences Division, Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Chemical Sciences Division, Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Chemical Sciences Division, Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Chemical Sciences Division, Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Marín-Valls R, Hernández K, Bolte M, Joglar J, Bujons J, Clapés P. Chemoenzymatic Hydroxymethylation of Carboxylic Acids by Tandem Stereodivergent Biocatalytic Aldol Reaction and Chemical Decarboxylation. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Roser Marín-Valls
- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC−CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC−CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, J.-W.-Goethe-Universität, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC−CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC−CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña IQAC−CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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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]
Affiliation(s)
- 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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Marsden SR, Mestrom L, Bento I, Hagedoorn P, McMillan DGG, Hanefeld U. CH‐π Interactions Promote the Conversion of Hydroxypyruvate in a Class II Pyruvate Aldolase. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Stefan R. Marsden
- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie Technische Universiteit Delft van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- EMBL Hamburg Notkestrasse 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie Technische Universiteit Delft van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- EMBL Hamburg Notkestrasse 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie Technische Universiteit Delft van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie Technische Universiteit Delft van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Biokatalyse, Afdeling Biotechnologie Technische Universiteit Delft van der Maasweg 9 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Laurent V, Uzel A, Hélaine V, Nauton L, Traïkia M, Gefflaut T, Salanoubat M, de Berardinis V, Lemaire M, Guérard‐Hélaine C. Exploration of Aldol Reactions Catalyzed by Stereoselective Pyruvate Aldolases with 2‐Oxobutyric Acid as Nucleophile. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- V. Laurent
- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Génoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ. EvryUniversité Paris-Saclay 91057 Evry France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Génoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ. EvryUniversité Paris-Saclay 91057 Evry France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Clermont AuvergneCNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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Sudar M, Findrik Z, Szekrenyi A, Clapés P, Vasić-Rački Đ. Reactor and microreactor performance and kinetics of the aldol addition of dihydroxyacetone to benzyloxycarbonyl-N-3-aminopropanal catalyzed by D-fructose-6-phosphate aldolase variant A129G. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2018.1538975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Martina Sudar
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- IQAC-CSIC, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Barcelona, Spain
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- IQAC-CSIC, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Hernández K, Szekrenyi A, Clapés P. Nucleophile Promiscuity of Natural and Engineered Aldolases. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1353-1358. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Karel Hernández
- Department of Chemical Biology and Molecular Modelling; Catalonia Institute for Advanced Chemistry IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Molecular Modelling; Catalonia Institute for Advanced Chemistry IQAC-CSIC; Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 Barcelona Spain
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