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Alfonzo E, Hanley D, Li ZQ, Sicinski KM, Gao S, Arnold FH. Biocatalytic Synthesis of α-Amino Esters via Nitrene C-H Insertion. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39331495 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2024]
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α-Amino esters are precursors to noncanonical amino acids used in developing small-molecule therapeutics, biologics, and tools in chemical biology. α-C-H amination of abundant and inexpensive carboxylic acid esters through nitrene transfer presents a direct approach to α-amino esters. Methods for nitrene-mediated amination of the protic α-C-H bonds in carboxylic acid esters, however, are underdeveloped. This gap arises because hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) of protic C-H bonds by electrophilic metal-nitrenoids is slow: metal-nitrenoids preferentially react with polarity-matched, hydridic C-H bonds, even when weaker protic C-H bonds are present. This study describes the discovery and evolution of highly stable protoglobin nitrene transferases that catalyze the enantioselective intermolecular amination of the α-C-H bonds in carboxylic acid esters. We developed a high-throughput assay to evaluate the activity and enantioselectivity of mutant enzymes together with their sequences using the Every Variant Sequencing (evSeq) method. The assay enabled the identification of enantiodivergent enzymes that function at ambient conditions in Escherichia coli whole cells and whose activities can be enhanced by directed evolution for the amination of a range of substrates.
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- Edwin Alfonzo
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, 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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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, 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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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, 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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Yan S, Hao Y, Xu S, Hai L, Lv G, Wu Y. B(C 6F 5) 3·H 2O-Catalyzed N-H and C-H Functionalization of Aromatic Amines with Sulfoxonium Ylides under Metal-Free Conditions. J Org Chem 2024; 89:13401-13411. [PMID: 39215394 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Hydrogen-bonded aggregates of B(C6F5)3 and water are proven as strong Brønsted acid catalysts, which have the advantages of low toxicity and broad compatibility. Sulfoxonium ylides are stable surrogates of diazo compounds, which participate in various reactions due to their versatile reactivity. Based on these characteristics, a strategy for C-N bond or C-C bond construction of aromatic amines with sulfoxonium ylides under metal-free catalytic conditions was established. This method has advantages of mild conditions and excellent yield, which is suitable for the N-H or C-H functionalization of various aromatic amine compounds.
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- Shenmeng Yan
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
- Department of Pharmacy, Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000 Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Third Section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P. R. China
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Asif MMA, Lisa SR, Qais N. Synthetic pathways to create asymmetric center at C1 position of 1-substituted-tetrahydro-β-carbolines - a review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:29827-29847. [PMID: 39301229 PMCID: PMC11411349 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra05961a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024] Open
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The 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles or tetrahydro-β-carbolines (THβCs) are tricyclic compounds that are found in various natural sources that exhibit a wide range of important pharmacological activities. Chiral 1-substituted-THβCs, which have an asymmetric center at C1, have attained significant interest due to their possible Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) inhibitory activity, benzodiazepine receptor binding activity, and antimalarial effectiveness against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum. This review highlights and summarizes various novel stereoselective approaches to introduce chirality at the C1 position of 1-substituted-THβCs in good yield and enantiomeric excess (ee) or diastereomeric excess (de). These methods include the Pictet-Spengler reaction, chiral auxiliary, Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation (ATH) with chiral catalysts, asymmetric addition reaction, and enzymatic catalysis. The syntheses of chiral THβCs are reviewed comprehensively, emphasizing their role in drug development from 1977 to 2024.
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- Md Moaz Ahmed Asif
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Information Technology & Sciences Holding 190, Road 5, Block J, Baridhara, Maddha Nayanagar, Vatara Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University Syracuse NY 13244 USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh
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Tang D, Ma Y, Bao J, Gao S, Man S, Cui C. Chemoenzymatic total synthesis of rotigotine via IRED-catalyzed reductive amination. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3843-3847. [PMID: 38618942 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00072b] [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: 04/16/2024]
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A short and chemoenzymatic synthesis of rotigotine using an IR-36-M5 mutant is reported. Focusing on the residues that directly contact the 2-tetralone moiety, we applied structure-guided semi-rational design to obtain a double-mutant F260W/M147Y, which showed a good isolated yield and S-stereoselectivity >99% toward 2-aminotetralin synthesis. Furthermore, the utility of this biocatalytic protocol was successfully demonstrated in the enantioselective synthesis of rotigotine via enzymatic reductive amination as the key step.
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- Dongyu Tang
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
- 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.
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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.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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Yin HN, Wang PC, Liu Z. Recent advances in biocatalytic C-N bond-forming reactions. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107108. [PMID: 38244379 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107108] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Molecules containing C-N bonds are of paramount importance in a diverse array of organic-based materials, natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and agricultural chemicals. Biocatalytic C-N bond-forming reactions represent powerful strategies for producing these valuable targets, and their significance in the field of synthetic chemistry has steadily increased over the past decade. In this review, we provide a concise overview of recent advancements in the development of C-N bond-forming enzymes, with a particular emphasis on the inherent chemistry involved in these enzymatic processes. Overall, these enzymatic systems have proven their potential in addressing long-standing challenges in traditional small-molecule catalysis.
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- Hong-Ning Yin
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China; Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China; Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Biswas S, Bolm C. Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed N-H Insertions of Carbenes under Mechanochemical Conditions. Org Lett 2024; 26:1511-1516. [PMID: 38358095 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Under mechanochemical conditions in a mixer mill, Rh2(OAc)4 catalyzes the reaction between aryldiazoesters and anilines to give α-amino esters. The process proceeds under mild conditions and is insensitive to air. It is solvent-free and scalable. A broad substrate scope, short reaction times, operational simplicity, and good functional group tolerance are additional salient features of this protocol.
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- Sourav Biswas
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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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: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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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Tang X, Chen J, Cai J, Wang Q. N-substituting perturbation on the interaction affinity and recognition specificity between rheumatic immune-related Abl SH3 domain and its peptoid ligands. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 125:108601. [PMID: 37607432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108601] [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: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Abl is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase involved in a variety of disease pathways such as rheumatic immune. Full-length Abl protein consists of a catalytic tyrosine kinase (TK) domain as well as two regulatory Src homology domains 2 and 3 (SH2 and SH3, respectively); the latter recognizes and binds to those natural proline-rich peptide segments containing a PxxP motif on the protein surface of its interacting partners. However, natural peptides cannot bind effectively to the modular domain in high affinity and strong selectivity due to their small size and broad specificity. Here, a synthetic proline-rich peptide p41 was used as template; its structural diversity was extended by combinationally replacing the Pro0 and Pro+3 residues with a number of N-substituted amino acids. Consequently, peptide affinity change upon the replacement was derived to create a systematic N-substituting perturbation profile, from which we identified several N-substitution combinations at the Pro0 and Pro+3 residues of p41 PxxP motif that may moderately or significantly improve the peptide binding potency to Abl; they represent potent peptoid binders of Abl SH3 domain, with affinity improved considerably relative to p41. More significantly, the designed potent peptoids were also found to exhibit a good SH3-selectivity for their cognate Abl over other noncognate nonreceptor tyrosine kinases, with S = 9.7-fold.
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- Xiaomin Tang
- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Danyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhenjiang 212399, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Danyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhenjiang 212399, China
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- Department of Acupuncture Rehabilitation, Danyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhenjiang 212399, China
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- Nursing College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Zhu F, Zhang J, Ma Y, Yang L, Gao Q, Gao S, Cui C. Semi-rational design of an imine reductase for asymmetric synthesis of alkylated S-4-azepanamines. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:4181-4184. [PMID: 37129863 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00442b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Although imine reductase (IRED)-catalyzed reductive amination is promising for the synthesis of alkylated chiral amines, precisely regulating the stereoselectivity of IRED remains a great challenge. Herein, focusing on the residues directly in contact with the ketone moiety, we applied structure-guided semi-rational design to obtain the triple-mutant I149Y/L200H/W234K. This mutant showed high stereoselectivity, of up to >99% (S), toward reductive amination of N-Boc-4-oxo-azepane and different amines, and to the best of our knowledge is the first biocatalyst developed for asymmetric synthesis of chiral azepane-4-amines.
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- Fangfang Zhu
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- School of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, 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.
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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Zhang J, Ma Y, Zhu F, Bao J, Wu Q, Gao SS, Cui C. Structure-guided semi-rational design of an imine reductase for enantio-complementary synthesis of pyrrolidinamine. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4265-4272. [PMID: 37123194 PMCID: PMC10132124 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc07014f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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In this study, engineered imine reductases (IREDs) of IRED M5, originally from Actinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis, were obtained through structure-guided semi-rational design. By focusing on mutagenesis of the residues that directly interact with the ketone donor moiety, we identified two residues W234 and F260, playing essential roles in enhancing and reversing the stereoselectivity, respectively. Moreover, two completely enantio-complementary variants S241L/F260N (R-selectivity up to 99%) and I149D/W234I (S-selectivity up to 99%) were achieved. Both variants showed excellent stereoselectivity toward the tested substrates, offering valuable biocatalysts for synthesizing pyrrolidinamines. Its application was demonstrated in a short synthesis of the key intermediates of potential drug molecules leniolisib and JAK1 inhibitor 4, from cheap and commercially available pro-chiral N-Boc-piperidone 1 (2 and 3 steps, respectively).
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- Jun Zhang
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- School of Life Science, Hebei University Baoding 071002 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 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
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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Cárdenas‐Fernández M, Roddan R, Carter EM, Hailes HC, Ward JM. The Discovery of Imine Reductases and their Utilisation for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines. ChemCatChem 2023; 15:e202201126. [PMID: 37081856 PMCID: PMC10107726 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Imine reductases (IREDs) are NADPH-dependent enzymes with significant biocatalytic potential for the synthesis of primary, secondary, and tertiary chiral amines. Their applications include the reduction of cyclic imines and the reductive amination of prochiral ketones. In this study, twenty-nine novel IREDs were revealed through genome mining. Imine reductase activities were screened at pH 7 and 9 and in presence of either NADPH or NADH; some IREDs showed good activities at both pHs and were able to accept both cofactors. IREDs with Asn and Glu at the key 187 residue showed preference for NADH. IREDs were also screened against a series of dihydroisoquinolines to synthesise tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs), bioactive alkaloids with a wide range of therapeutic properties. Selected IREDs showed high stereoselectivity, as well high THIQ yields (>90 %) when coupled to a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase for NADPH cofactor recycling.
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- Max Cárdenas‐Fernández
- Department of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonGower Street, Bernard Katz BuildingLondonWC1E 6BTUK
- School of BiosciencesUniversity of Kent KentCT2 7NJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of Biochemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonGower Street, Bernard Katz BuildingLondonWC1E 6BTUK
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Wang X, Li T, Wang H, Zhao K, Huang Y, Yuan H, Cui X, Shi F. Identifying active sites at the Cu/Ce interface for hydrogen borrowing reactions. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Alfonzo E, Das A, Arnold FH. New Additions to the Arsenal of Biocatalysts for Noncanonical Amino Acid Synthesis. CURRENT OPINION IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY 2022; 38:100701. [PMID: 36561208 PMCID: PMC9770695 DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) merge the conformational behavior and native interactions of proteinogenic amino acids with nonnative chemical motifs and have proven invaluable in developing modern therapeutics. This blending of native and nonnative characteristics has resulted in essential drugs like nirmatrelvir, which comprises three ncAAs and is used to treat COVID-19. Enzymes are appearing prominently in recent syntheses of ncAAs, where they demonstrate impressive control over the stereocenters and functional groups found therein. Here we review recent efforts to expand the biocatalyst arsenal for synthesizing ncAAs with natural enzymes. We also discuss how new-to-nature enzymes can contribute to this effort by catalyzing reactions inspired by the vast repertoire of chemical catalysis and acting on substrates that would otherwise not be used in synthesizing ncAAs. Abiotic enzyme-catalyzed reactions exploit the selectivity afforded by a macromolecular catalyst to access molecules not available to natural enzymes and perhaps not even chemical catalysis.
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- Edwin Alfonzo
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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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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Irla M, Wendisch VF. Efficient cell factories for the production of N-methylated amino acids and for methanol-based amino acid production. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:2145-2159. [PMID: 35488805 PMCID: PMC9328739 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The growing world needs commodity amino acids such as L-glutamate and L-lysine for use as food and feed, and specialty amino acids for dedicated applications. To meet the supply a paradigm shift regarding their production is required. On the one hand, the use of sustainable and cheap raw materials is necessary to sustain low production cost and decrease detrimental effects of sugar-based feedstock on soil health and food security caused by competing uses of crops in the feed and food industries. On the other hand, the biotechnological methods to produce functionalized amino acids need to be developed further, and titres enhanced to become competitive with chemical synthesis methods. In the current review, we present successful strain mutagenesis and rational metabolic engineering examples leading to the construction of recombinant bacterial strains for the production of amino acids such as L-glutamate, L-lysine, L-threonine and their derivatives from methanol as sole carbon source. In addition, the fermentative routes for bioproduction of N-methylated amino acids are highlighted, with focus on three strategies: partial transfer of methylamine catabolism, S-adenosyl-L-methionine dependent alkylation and reductive methylamination of 2-oxoacids.
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- Marta Irla
- Microbial Synthetic BiologyDepartment of Biological and Chemical EngineeringAarhus UniversityGustav Wieds Vej 10Aarhus C8000Denmark
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- Genetics of ProkaryotesFaculty of Biology and CeBiTecBielefeld UniversityUniversitätsstr. 25Bielefeld33615Germany
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Hu L, Wang Y, Xu L, Yin Q, Zhang X. Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of N‐Unprotected Unnatural α‐Amino Acid Derivatives by Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202552. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Le'an Hu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- Medi-X Pingshan Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- Medi-X Pingshan Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- Medi-X Pingshan Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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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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Li Y, Hu N, Xu Z, Cui Y, Feng J, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D, Ma Y. Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Substituted 1,2-Amino Alcohols from Simple Aldehydes and Amines by One-Pot Sequential Enzymatic Hydroxymethylation and Asymmetric Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116344. [PMID: 35166000 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The chiral N-substituted 1,2-amino alcohol motif is found in many natural and synthetic bioactive compounds. In this study, enzymatic asymmetric reductive amination of α-hydroxymethyl ketones with enantiocomplementary imine reductases (IREDs) enabled the synthesis of chiral N-substituted 1,2-amino alcohols with excellent ee values (91-99 %) in moderate to high yields (41-84 %). Furthermore, a one-pot, two-step enzymatic process involving benzaldehyde lyase-catalyzed hydroxymethylation of aldehydes and subsequent asymmetric reductive amination was developed, offering an environmentally friendly and economical way to produce N-substituted 1,2-amino alcohols from readily available simple aldehydes and amines. This methodology was then applied to rapidly access a key synthetic intermediate of anti-malaria and cytotoxic tetrahydroquinoline alkaloids.
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- Yu Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, 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, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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Hu L, Wang YZ, Xu L, Yin Q, Zhang X. Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of N‐Unprotected Unnatural α‐Amino Acid Derivatives by Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Le’an Hu
- Southern University of Science and Technology Chemistry CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Chemistry CHINA
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences CHINA
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Chemistry 1088 Xueyuan Avenue 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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Sangster JJ, Marshall JR, Turner NJ, Mangas‐Sanchez J. New Trends and Future Opportunities in the Enzymatic Formation of C-C, C-N, and C-O bonds. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202100464. [PMID: 34726813 PMCID: PMC9401909 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Organic chemistry provides society with fundamental products we use daily. Concerns about the impact that the chemical industry has over the environment is propelling major changes in the way we manufacture chemicals. Biocatalysis offers an alternative to other synthetic approaches as it employs enzymes, Nature's catalysts, to carry out chemical transformations. Enzymes are biodegradable, come from renewable sources, operate under mild reaction conditions, and display high selectivities in the processes they catalyse. As a highly multidisciplinary field, biocatalysis benefits from advances in different areas, and developments in the fields of molecular biology, bioinformatics, and chemical engineering have accelerated the extension of the range of available transformations (E. L. Bell et al., Nat. Rev. Meth. Prim. 2021, 1, 1-21). Recently, we surveyed advances in the expansion of the scope of biocatalysis via enzyme discovery and protein engineering (J. R. Marshall et al., Tetrahedron 2021, 82, 131926). Herein, we focus on novel enzymes currently available to the broad synthetic community for the construction of new C-C, C-N and C-O bonds, with the purpose of providing the non-specialist with new and alternative tools for chiral and sustainable chemical synthesis.
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- Jack J. Sangster
- Department of ChemistryManchester Institute of BiotechnologyUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- Department of ChemistryManchester Institute of BiotechnologyUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- Department of ChemistryManchester Institute of BiotechnologyUniversity of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- Institute of Chemical Synthesis and Homogeneous CatalysisSpanish National Research Council (CSIC)Pedro Cerbuna 1250009ZaragozaSpain
- ARAID FoundationZaragozaSpain
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Li Y, Hu N, Xu Z, Cui Y, Feng J, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D, Ma Y. Asymmetric Synthesis of
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‐Substituted 1,2‐Amino Alcohols from Simple Aldehydes and Amines by One‐Pot Sequential Enzymatic Hydroxymethylation and Asymmetric Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116344] [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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- Yu Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 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 National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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Gwon Y, Lee M, Kim D, Chang S. Iridium-Catalyzed Amidation of In Situ Prepared Silyl Ketene Acetals to Access α-Amino Esters. Org Lett 2022; 24:1088-1093. [PMID: 35084196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a convenient Ir-catalyzed amidation of esters to access α-amido esters. Initially prepared silyl ketene acetals are directly employed, without separate purification, for subsequent amidation with an oxycarbonylnitrenoid precursor using the Cp*(LX)Ir(III) catalyst. The α-amidation was facile for both α-aryl and α-alkyl esters. Density functional theory studies revealed that the generation of a putative Ir-nitrenoid is facilitated by the chelation of the countercation additive during the N-O bond cleavage of the nitrene precursor.
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- Yunyeong Gwon
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea.,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea.,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea.,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea.,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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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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Citoler J, Harawa V, Marshall JR, Bevinakatti H, Finnigan JD, Charnock SJ, Turner NJ. Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant 2‐Aminotetralin and 3‐Aminochroman Derivatives via Enzymatic Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Joan Citoler
- Department 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 Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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- Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) 10 Finderne Ave Bridgewater NJ 08807 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
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Citoler J, Harawa V, Marshall JR, Bevinakatti H, Finnigan JD, Charnock SJ, Turner NJ. Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant 2-Aminotetralin and 3-Aminochroman Derivatives via Enzymatic Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24456-24460. [PMID: 34478225 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
2-Aminotetralin and 3-aminochroman derivatives are key structural motifs present in a wide range of pharmaceutically important molecules. Herein, we report an effective biocatalytic approach towards these molecules through the enantioselective reductive coupling of 2-tetralones and 3-chromanones with a diverse range of primary amine partners. Metagenomic imine reductases (IREDs) were employed as the biocatalysts, obtaining high yields and enantiocomplementary selectivity for >15 examples at preparative scale, including the precursors to Ebalzotan, Robalzotan, Alnespirone and 5-OH-DPAT. We also present a convergent chemo-enzymatic total synthesis of the Parkinson's disease therapy Rotigotine in 63 % overall yield and 92 % ee.
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- Joan Citoler
- Department 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 Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), 10 Finderne Ave, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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Li M, Cui Y, Xu Z, Chen X, Feng J, Wang M, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D. Asymmetric Synthesis of
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‐Substituted γ‐Amino Esters and γ‐Lactams Containing α,γ‐Stereogenic Centers via a Stereoselective Enzymatic Cascade. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ming Li
- 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 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park 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 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 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 Park Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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Yao P, Marshall JR, Xu Z, Lim J, Charnock SJ, Zhu D, Turner NJ. Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Substituted α-Amino Esters from α-Ketoesters via Imine Reductase-Catalyzed Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8717-8721. [PMID: 33555620 PMCID: PMC8048798 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
N-Substituted α-amino esters are widely used as chiral intermediates in a range of pharmaceuticals. Here we report the enantioselective biocatalyic synthesis of N-substituted α-amino esters through the direct reductive coupling of α-ketoesters and amines employing sequence diverse metagenomic imine reductases (IREDs). Both enantiomers of N-substituted α-amino esters were obtained with high conversion and excellent enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions. In addition >20 different preparative scale transformations were performed highlighting the scalability of this system.
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- Peiyuan Yao
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic BiologyNational Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic TechnologyTianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic AreaTianjin300308P.R. China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic BiologyNational Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic TechnologyTianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic AreaTianjin300308P.R. China
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- Prozomix LtdBuilding 4, West End Ind. EstateHaltwhistleNE49 9HAUK
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic BiologyNational Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic TechnologyTianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic AreaTianjin300308P.R. China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterManchester Institute of Biotechnology131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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Biriukov KO, Vinogradov MM, Afanasyev OI, Vasilyev DV, Tsygankov AA, Godovikova M, Nelyubina YV, Loginov DA, Chusov D. Carbon monoxide-driven osmium catalyzed reductive amination harvesting WGSR power. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00695a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
First osmium-catalyzed reductive amination under the water gas–shift reaction conditions was developed. Proposed catalytic system demonstrates high performance even at the catalyst loading as low as 0.0625 mol%.
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- Klim O. Biriukov
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
- Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11)
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- G. V. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
- Moscow 117997
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS)
- Moscow
- Russian Federation
- G. V. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
- Moscow 117997
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