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Li X, Hu Y, Bailey JD, Lipshutz BH. Impact of Nonionic Surfactants on Reactions of IREDs. Applications to Tandem Chemoenzymatic Sequences in Water. Org Lett 2024; 26:2778-2783. [PMID: 37883080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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The influence of added surfactant to aqueous reaction mixtures containing various IREDs has been determined. Just the presence of a nonionic surfactant tends to increase both rates and extent of conversion to the targeted amines. The latter can be as much as >40% relative to buffer alone. Several tandem sequences featuring several steps that combine use of an IRED together with various types of chemocatalysis are also presented, highlighting the opportunities for utilizing chemoenzymatic catalysis, all in water.
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- Xiaohan Li
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Process Chemistry Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Roth S, Niese R, Müller M, Hall M. Redox Out of the Box: Catalytic Versatility Across NAD(P)H-Dependent Oxidoreductases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314740. [PMID: 37924279 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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The asymmetric reduction of double bonds using NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductases has proven to be an efficient tool for the synthesis of important chiral molecules in research and on industrial scale. These enzymes are commercially available in screening kits for the reduction of C=O (ketones), C=C (activated alkenes), or C=N bonds (imines). Recent reports, however, indicate that the ability to accommodate multiple reductase activities on distinct C=X bonds occurs in different enzyme classes, either natively or after mutagenesis. This challenges the common perception of highly selective oxidoreductases for one type of electrophilic substrate. Consideration of this underexplored potential in enzyme screenings and protein engineering campaigns may contribute to the identification of complementary biocatalytic processes for the synthesis of chiral compounds. This review will contribute to a global understanding of the promiscuous behavior of NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductases on C=X bond reduction and inspire future discoveries with respect to unconventional biocatalytic routes in asymmetric synthesis.
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- Sebastian Roth
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 25, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010, Graz, Austria
- BioHealth, Field of Excellence, University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria
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Arnodo D, De Nardi F, Parisotto S, De Nardo E, Cananà S, Salvatico F, De Marchi E, Scarpi D, Blangetti M, Occhiato EG, Prandi C. Asymmetric Reduction of Cyclic Imines by Imine Reductase Enzymes in Non-Conventional Solvents. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301243. [PMID: 37751248 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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The first enantioselective reduction of 2-substituted cyclic imines to the corresponding amines (pyrrolidines, piperidines, and azepines) by imine reductases (IREDs) in non-conventional solvents is reported. The best results were obtained in a glycerol/phosphate buffer 1 : 1 mixture, in which heterocyclic amines were produced with full conversions (>99 %), moderate to good yields (22-84 %) and excellent S-enantioselectivities (up to >99 % ee). Remarkably, the process can be performed at a 100 mM substrate loading, which, for the model compound, means a concentration of 14.5 g L-1 . A fed-batch protocol was also developed for a convenient scale-up transformation, and one millimole of substrate 1 a was readily converted into 120 mg of enantiopure amine (S)-2 a with a remarkable 80 % overall yield. This aspect strongly contributes to making the process potentially attractive for large-scale applications in terms of economic and environmental sustainability for a good number of substrates used to produce enantiopure cyclic amines of high pharmaceutical interest.
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- Davide Arnodo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
- Scuola Universitaria Superiore I.U.S.S. Pavia, Piazza Vittoria 15, 2700, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125, Torino, Italy
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Daniel-Ivad P, Ryan KS. An imine reductase that captures reactive intermediates in the biosynthesis of the indolocarbazole reductasporine. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105642. [PMID: 38199566 PMCID: PMC10851217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Imine reductases (IREDs) and reductive aminases have been used in the synthesis of chiral amine products for drug manufacturing; however, little is known about their biological contexts. Here we employ structural studies and site-directed mutagenesis to interrogate the mechanism of the IRED RedE from the biosynthetic pathway to the indolocarbazole natural product reductasporine. Cocrystal structures with the substrate-mimic arcyriaflavin A reveal an extended active site cleft capable of binding two indolocarbazole molecules. Site-directed mutagenesis of a conserved aspartate in the primary binding site reveals a new role for this residue in anchoring the substrate above the NADPH cofactor. Variants targeting the secondary binding site greatly reduce catalytic efficiency, while accumulating oxidized side-products. As indolocarbazole biosynthetic intermediates are susceptible to spontaneous oxidation, we propose the secondary site acts to protect against autooxidation, and the primary site drives catalysis through precise substrate orientation and desolvation effects. The structure of RedE with its extended active site can be the starting point as a new scaffold for engineering IREDs and reductive aminases to intercept large substrates relevant to industrial applications.
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- Phillip Daniel-Ivad
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Yuan B, Yang D, Qu G, Turner NJ, Sun Z. Biocatalytic reductive aminations with NAD(P)H-dependent enzymes: enzyme discovery, engineering and synthetic applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:227-262. [PMID: 38059509 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00391d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Chiral amines are pivotal building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry. Asymmetric reductive amination is one of the most efficient and atom economic methodologies for the synthesis of optically active amines. Among the various strategies available, NAD(P)H-dependent amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) and imine reductases (IREDs) are robust enzymes that are available from various sources and capable of utilizing a broad range of substrates with high activities and stereoselectivities. AmDHs and IREDs operate via similar mechanisms, both involving a carbinolamine intermediate followed by hydride transfer from the co-factor. In addition, both groups catalyze the formation of primary and secondary amines utilizing both organic and inorganic amine donors. In this review, we discuss advances in developing AmDHs and IREDs as biocatalysts and focus on evolutionary history, substrate scope and applications of the enzymes to provide an outlook on emerging industrial biotechnologies of chiral amine production.
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- Bo Yuan
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Rajput A, Manna T, Husain SM. Anthrol reductases: discovery, role in biosynthesis and applications in natural product syntheses. Nat Prod Rep 2023; 40:1672-1686. [PMID: 37475701 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00027c] [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: 07/22/2023]
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Covering: up to 2023Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductases (SDR) are known to catalyze the regio- and stereoselective reduction of a variety of substrate types. Investigations of the deoxygenation of emodin to chrysophanol has led to the discovery of the anthrol reductase activity of an SDR, MdpC involved in monodictyphenone biosynthesis of Aspergillus nidulans and provided access to (R)-dihydroanthracenone, a putative biosynthetic intermediate. This facilitated the identification of several MdpC-related enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of aflatoxins B1, cladofulvin, neosartorin, agnestins and bisanthraquinones. Because of their ability to catalyze the reduction of hydroanthraquinone (anthrols) using NADPH, they were named anthrol reductases. This review provides a comprehensive summary of all the anthrol reductases that have been identified and characterized in the last decade along with their role in the biosynthesis of natural products. In addition, the applications of these enzymes towards the chemoenzymatic synthesis of flavoskyrins, modified bisanthraquinones, 3-deoxy anthraquinones, chiral cycloketones and β-halohydrins have been discussed.
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- Anshul Rajput
- Department of Biological and Synthetic Chemistry, Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India.
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- Department of Biological and Synthetic Chemistry, Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India.
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- Department of Biological and Synthetic Chemistry, Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India.
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Ma W, Geng Q, Chen C, Zheng YC, Yu HL, Xu JH. Engineering a Formate Dehydrogenase for NADPH Regeneration. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300390. [PMID: 37455264 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300390] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) constitute major hydrogen donors for oxidative/reductive bio-transformations. NAD(P)H regeneration systems coupled with formate dehydrogenases (FDHs) represent a dreamful method. However, most of the native FDHs are NAD+ -dependent and suffer from insufficient reactivity compared to other enzymatic tools, such as glucose dehydrogenase. An efficient and competitive NADP+ -utilizing FDH necessitates the availability and robustness of NADPH regeneration systems. Herein, we report the engineering of a new FDH from Candida dubliniensis (CdFDH), which showed no strict NAD+ preference by a structure-guided rational/semi-rational design. A combinatorial mutant CdFDH-M4 (D197Q/Y198R/Q199N/A372S/K371T/▵Q375/K167R/H16L/K159R) exhibited 75-fold intensification of catalytic efficiency (kcat /Km ). Moreover, CdFDH-M4 has been successfully employed in diverse asymmetric oxidative/reductive processes with cofactor total turnover numbers (TTNs) ranging from 135 to 986, making it potentially useful for NADPH-required biocatalytic transformations.
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- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Hecko S, Schiefer A, Badenhorst CPS, Fink MJ, Mihovilovic MD, Bornscheuer UT, Rudroff F. Enlightening the Path to Protein Engineering: Chemoselective Turn-On Probes for High-Throughput Screening of Enzymatic Activity. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2832-2901. [PMID: 36853077 PMCID: PMC10037340 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Many successful stories in enzyme engineering are based on the creation of randomized diversity in large mutant libraries, containing millions to billions of enzyme variants. Methods that enabled their evaluation with high throughput are dominated by spectroscopic techniques due to their high speed and sensitivity. A large proportion of studies relies on fluorogenic substrates that mimic the chemical properties of the target or coupled enzymatic assays with an optical read-out that assesses the desired catalytic efficiency indirectly. The most reliable hits, however, are achieved by screening for conversions of the starting material to the desired product. For this purpose, functional group assays offer a general approach to achieve a fast, optical read-out. They use the chemoselectivity, differences in electronic and steric properties of various functional groups, to reduce the number of false-positive results and the analytical noise stemming from enzymatic background activities. This review summarizes the developments and use of functional group probes for chemoselective derivatizations, with a clear focus on screening for enzymatic activity in protein engineering.
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- Sebastian Hecko
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, OC-163, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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Gilio A, Thorpe TW, Heyam A, Petchey MR, Pogrányi B, France SP, Howard RM, Karmilowicz MJ, Lewis R, Turner N, Grogan G. A Reductive Aminase Switches to Imine Reductase Mode for a Bulky Amine Substrate. ACS Catal 2023; 13:1669-1677. [PMID: 36776386 PMCID: PMC9903292 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Imine reductases (IREDs) catalyze the asymmetric reduction of cyclic imines, but also in some cases the coupling of ketones and amines to form secondary amine products in an enzyme-catalyzed reductive amination (RedAm) reaction. Enzymatic RedAm reactions have typically used small hydrophobic amines, but many interesting pharmaceutical targets require that larger amines be used in these coupling reactions. Following the identification of IR77 from Ensifer adhaerens as a promising biocatalyst for the reductive amination of cyclohexanone with pyrrolidine, we have characterized the ability of this enzyme to catalyze couplings with larger bicyclic amines such as isoindoline and octahydrocyclopenta(c)pyrrole. By comparing the activity of IR77 with reductions using sodium cyanoborohydride in water, it was shown that, while the coupling of cyclohexanone and pyrrolidine involved at least some element of reductive amination, the amination with the larger amines likely occurred ex situ, with the imine recruited from solution for enzyme reduction. The structure of IR77 was determined, and using this as a basis, structure-guided mutagenesis, coupled with point mutations selecting improving amino acid sites suggested by other groups, permitted the identification of a mutant A208N with improved activity for amine product formation. Improvements in conversion were attributed to greater enzyme stability as revealed by X-ray crystallography and nano differential scanning fluorimetry. The mutant IR77-A208N was applied to the preparative scale amination of cyclohexanone at 50 mM concentration, with 1.2 equiv of three larger amines, in isolated yields of up to 93%.
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- Amelia
K. Gilio
- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
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- Pfizer
Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer
Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer
Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer
Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- School
of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.,
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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: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [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 Engineering University College London Gower Street, Bernard Katz Building London WC1E 6BT UK
- School of Biosciences University of Kent K ent CT2 7NJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering University College London Gower Street, Bernard Katz Building London WC1E 6BT UK
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Ford G, Swanson CR, Bradshaw Allen RT, Marshall JR, Mattey AP, Turner NJ, Clapés P, Flitsch SL. Three-Component Stereoselective Enzymatic Synthesis of Amino-Diols and Amino-Polyols. JACS AU 2022; 2:2251-2258. [PMID: 36311836 PMCID: PMC9597598 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Amino-polyols represent attractive chemical building blocks but can be challenging to synthesize because of the high density of asymmetric functionalities and the need for extensive protecting-group strategies. Here we present a three-component strategy for the stereoselective enzymatic synthesis of amino-diols and amino-polyols using a diverse set of prochiral aldehydes, hydroxy ketones, and amines as starting materials. We were able to combine biocatalytic aldol reactions, using variants of d-fructose-6-phosphate aldolase (FSA), with reductive aminations catalyzed by IRED-259, identified from a metagenomic library. A two-step process, without the need for intermediate isolation, was developed to avoid cross-reactivity of the carbonyl components. Stereoselective formation of the 2R,3R,4R enantiomers of amino-polyols was observed and confirmed by X-ray crystallography.
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- Grayson
J. Ford
- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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- Biological
Chemistry Department, Institute for Advanced
Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC−CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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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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Zhu J, Yang L, Wu J, Deng Z, Qu X. Engineering Imine Reductase for Efficient Biosynthesis of 1-Aryl-Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines and Their N-Methylation Products. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c06012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Jinmei Zhu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, 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]
Abstract
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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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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Stockinger P, Borlinghaus N, Sharma M, Aberle B, Grogan G, Pleiss J, Nestl BM. Inverting the Stereoselectivity of an NADH-Dependent Imine-Reductase Variant. ChemCatChem 2021; 13:5210-5215. [PMID: 35873105 PMCID: PMC9297850 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Imine reductases (IREDs) offer biocatalytic routes to chiral amines and have a natural preference for the NADPH cofactor. In previous work, we reported enzyme engineering of the (R)-selective IRED from Myxococcus stipitatus (NADH-IRED-Ms) yielding a NADH-dependent variant with high catalytic efficiency. However, no IRED with NADH specificity and (S)-selectivity in asymmetric reductions has yet been reported. Herein, we applied semi-rational enzyme engineering to switch the selectivity of NADH-IRED-Ms. The quintuple variant A241V/H242Y/N243D/V244Y/A245L showed reverse stereopreference in the reduction of the cyclic imine 2-methylpyrroline compared to the wild-type and afforded the (S)-amine product with >99 % conversion and 91 % enantiomeric excess. We also report the crystal-structures of the NADPH-dependent (R)-IRED-Ms wild-type enzyme and the NADH-dependent NADH-IRED-Ms variant and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to rationalize the inverted stereoselectivity of the quintuple variant.
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- Peter Stockinger
- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry Department of Technical Biochemistry Universitaet Stuttgart Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry Department of Technical Biochemistry Universitaet Stuttgart Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory Department of Chemistry University of York YO10 5DD York UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry Department of Technical Biochemistry Universitaet Stuttgart Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory Department of Chemistry University of York YO10 5DD York UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry Department of Technical Biochemistry Universitaet Stuttgart Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry Department of Technical Biochemistry Universitaet Stuttgart Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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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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Biocatalytic reductive amination from discovery to commercial manufacturing applied to abrocitinib JAK1 inhibitor. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00671-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cigan E, Eggbauer B, Schrittwieser JH, Kroutil W. The role of biocatalysis in the asymmetric synthesis of alkaloids - an update. RSC Adv 2021; 11:28223-28270. [PMID: 35480754 PMCID: PMC9038100 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04181a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Alkaloids are a group of natural products with interesting pharmacological properties and a long history of medicinal application. Their complex molecular structures have fascinated chemists for decades, and their total synthesis still poses a considerable challenge. In a previous review, we have illustrated how biocatalysis can make valuable contributions to the asymmetric synthesis of alkaloids. The chemo-enzymatic strategies discussed therein have been further explored and improved in recent years, and advances in amine biocatalysis have vastly expanded the opportunities for incorporating enzymes into synthetic routes towards these important natural products. The present review summarises modern developments in chemo-enzymatic alkaloid synthesis since 2013, in which the biocatalytic transformations continue to take an increasingly 'central' role.
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- Emmanuel Cigan
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, BioHealth Heinrichstrasse 28/II 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, BioHealth Heinrichstrasse 28/II 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, BioHealth Heinrichstrasse 28/II 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, BioHealth Heinrichstrasse 28/II 8010 Graz Austria
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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]
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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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Yao P, Marshall JR, Xu Z, Lim J, Charnock SJ, Zhu D, Turner NJ. Asymmetric Synthesis of
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‐Substituted α‐Amino Esters from α‐Ketoesters via Imine Reductase‐Catalyzed Reductive Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Peiyuan Yao
- Department of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN UK
- 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 Area Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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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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- 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 Area Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- Prozomix Ltd Building 4, West End Ind. Estate Haltwhistle NE49 9HA UK
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- Prozomix Ltd Building 4, West End Ind. Estate Haltwhistle NE49 9HA UK
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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 Area Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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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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Marshall JR, Yao P, Montgomery SL, Finnigan JD, Thorpe TW, Palmer RB, Mangas-Sanchez J, Duncan RAM, Heath RS, Graham KM, Cook DJ, Charnock SJ, Turner NJ. Screening and characterization of a diverse panel of metagenomic imine reductases for biocatalytic reductive amination. Nat Chem 2021; 13:140-148. [PMID: 33380742 PMCID: PMC7116802 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00606-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Finding faster and simpler ways to screen protein sequence space to enable the identification of new biocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis remains both a challenge and a rate-limiting step in enzyme discovery. Biocatalytic strategies for the synthesis of chiral amines are increasingly attractive and include enzymatic asymmetric reductive amination, which offers an efficient route to many of these high-value compounds. Here we report the discovery of over 300 new imine reductases and the production of a large (384 enzymes) and sequence-diverse panel of imine reductases available for screening. We also report the development of a facile high-throughput screen to interrogate their activity. Through this approach we identified imine reductase biocatalysts capable of accepting structurally demanding ketones and amines, which include the preparative synthesis of N-substituted β-amino ester derivatives via a dynamic kinetic resolution process, with excellent yields and stereochemical purities.
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- James R. Marshall
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Centre of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin Airport Economic Park, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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- Prozomix, Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, UK
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Stockinger P, Schelle L, Schober B, Buchholz PCF, Pleiss J, Nestl BM. Engineering of Thermostable β-Hydroxyacid Dehydrogenase for the Asymmetric Reduction of Imines. Chembiochem 2020; 21:3511-3514. [PMID: 32939899 PMCID: PMC7756219 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The β-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase from Thermocrinus albus (Ta-βHAD), which catalyzes the NADP+ -dependent oxidation of β-hydroxyacids, was engineered to accept imines as substrates. The catalytic activity of the proton-donor variant K189D was further increased by the introduction of two nonpolar flanking residues (N192 L, N193 L). Engineering the putative alternative proton donor (D258S) and the gate-keeping residue (F250 A) led to a switched substrate specificity as compared to the single and triple variants. The two most active Ta-βHAD variants were applied to biocatalytic asymmetric reductions of imines at elevated temperatures and enabled enhanced product formation at a reaction temperature of 50 °C.
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- Peter Stockinger
- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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Booth RL, Grogan G, Wilson KS, Duhme-Klair AK. Artificial imine reductases: developments and future directions. RSC Chem Biol 2020; 1:369-378. [PMID: 34458768 PMCID: PMC8341917 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biocatalytic imine reduction has been a topic of intense research by the artificial metalloenzyme community in recent years. Artificial constructs, together with natural enzymes, have been engineered to produce chiral amines with high enantioselectivity. This review examines the design of the main classes of artificial imine reductases reported thus far and summarises approaches to enhancing their catalytic performance using complementary methods. Examples of utilising these biocatalysts in vivo or in multi-enzyme cascades have demonstrated the potential that artIREDs can offer, however, at this time their use in biocatalysis remains limited. This review explores the current scope of artIREDs and the strategies used for catalyst improvement, and examines the potential for artIREDs in the future.
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York UK
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Xu Z, Yao P, Sheng X, Li J, Li J, Yu S, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Biocatalytic Access to 1,4-Diazepanes via Imine Reductase-Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Reductive Amination. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Zefei Xu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Ford GJ, Kress N, Mattey AP, Hepworth LJ, Baldwin CR, Marshall JR, Seibt LS, Huang M, Birmingham WR, Turner NJ, Flitsch SL. Synthesis of protected 3-aminopiperidine and 3-aminoazepane derivatives using enzyme cascades. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7949-7952. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02976a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis of Cbz-protected 3-aminopiperidine and 3-aminoazepane using a multi-enzyme cascade consisting of galactose oxidase and imine reductase variants.
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Alvarenga N, Payer SE, Petermeier P, Kohlfuerst C, Meleiro Porto AL, Schrittwieser JH, Kroutil W. Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydropinidine Enabled by Concurrent Multienzyme Catalysis and a Biocatalytic Alternative to Krapcho Dealkoxycarbonylation. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Natália Alvarenga
- Chemistry Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Chemistry Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Bitterwolf P, Ott F, Rabe KS, Niemeyer CM. Imine Reductase Based All-Enzyme Hydrogel with Intrinsic Cofactor Regeneration for Flow Biocatalysis. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:E783. [PMID: 31731666 PMCID: PMC6915733 DOI: 10.3390/mi10110783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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All-enzyme hydrogels are biocatalytic materials, with which various enzymes can be immobilized in microreactors in a simple, mild, and efficient manner to be used for continuous flow processes. Here we present the construction and application of a cofactor regenerating hydrogel based on the imine reductase GF3546 from Streptomyces sp. combined with the cofactor regenerating glucose-1-dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis. The resulting hydrogel materials were characterized in terms of binding kinetics and viscoelastic properties. The materials were formed by rapid covalent crosslinking in less than 5 min, and they showed a typical mesh size of 67 ± 2 nm. The gels were applied for continuous flow biocatalysis. In a microfluidic reactor setup, the hydrogels showed excellent conversions of imines to amines for up to 40 h in continuous flow mode. Variation of flow rates led to a process where the gels showed a maximum space-time-yield of 150 g·(L·day)-1 at 100 μL/min.
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG1), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (P.B.); (F.O.); (K.S.R.)
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Sánta-Bell E, Molnár Z, Varga A, Nagy F, Hornyánszky G, Paizs C, Balogh-Weiser D, Poppe L. "Fishing and Hunting"-Selective Immobilization of a Recombinant Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase from Fermentation Media. Molecules 2019; 24:E4146. [PMID: 31731791 PMCID: PMC6891789 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This article overviews the numerous immobilization methods available for various biocatalysts such as whole-cells, cell fragments, lysates or enzymes which do not require preliminary enzyme purification and introduces an advanced approach avoiding the costly and time consuming downstream processes required by immobilization of purified enzyme-based biocatalysts (such as enzyme purification by chromatographic methods and dialysis). Our approach is based on silica shell coated magnetic nanoparticles as solid carriers decorated with mixed functions having either coordinative binding ability (a metal ion complexed by a chelator anchored to the surface) or covalent bond-forming ability (an epoxide attached to the surface via a proper linker) enabling a single operation enrichment and immobilization of a recombinant phenylalanine ammonia-lyase from parsley fused to a polyhistidine affinity tag.
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- Evelin Sánta-Bell
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
- Fermentia Microbiological Ltd., 1405 Budapest, Hungary
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Science, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.V.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
- SynBiocat Ltd., 1172 Budapest, Hungary
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- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.V.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
- SynBiocat Ltd., 1172 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.-B.); (Z.M.); (F.N.); (G.H.)
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.V.); (C.P.)
- SynBiocat Ltd., 1172 Budapest, Hungary
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Schada von Borzyskowski L, Severi F, Krüger K, Hermann L, Gilardet A, Sippel F, Pommerenke B, Claus P, Cortina NS, Glatter T, Zauner S, Zarzycki J, Fuchs BM, Bremer E, Maier UG, Amann RI, Erb TJ. Marine Proteobacteria metabolize glycolate via the β-hydroxyaspartate cycle. Nature 2019; 575:500-504. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1748-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biocatalysis as Useful Tool in Asymmetric Synthesis: An Assessment of Recently Granted Patents (2014–2019). Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9100802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The broad interdisciplinary nature of biocatalysis fosters innovation, as different technical fields are interconnected and synergized. A way to depict that innovation is by conducting a survey on patent activities. This paper analyses the intellectual property activities of the last five years (2014–2019) with a specific focus on biocatalysis applied to asymmetric synthesis. Furthermore, to reflect the inventive and innovative steps, only patents that were granted during that period are considered. Patent searches using several keywords (e.g., enzyme names) have been conducted by using several patent engine servers (e.g., Espacenet, SciFinder, Google Patents), with focus on granted patents during the period 2014–2019. Around 200 granted patents have been identified, covering all enzyme types. The inventive pattern focuses on the protection of novel protein sequences, as well as on new substrates. In some other cases, combined processes, multi-step enzymatic reactions, as well as process conditions are the innovative basis. Both industries and academic groups are active in patenting. As a conclusion of this survey, we can assert that biocatalysis is increasingly recognized as a useful tool for asymmetric synthesis and being considered as an innovative option to build IP and protect synthetic routes.
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Schober M, MacDermaid C, Ollis AA, Chang S, Khan D, Hosford J, Latham J, Ihnken LAF, Brown MJB, Fuerst D, Sanganee MJ, Roiban GD. Chiral synthesis of LSD1 inhibitor GSK2879552 enabled by directed evolution of an imine reductase. Nat Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-019-0341-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Guo J, Higgins MA, Daniel-Ivad P, Ryan KS. An Asymmetric Reductase That Intercepts Acyclic Imino Acids Produced in Situ by a Partner Oxidase. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:12258-12267. [PMID: 31298853 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Acyclic imines are unstable in aqueous conditions. For this reason, known imine reductases, which enable the synthesis of chiral amines, mainly intercept stable cyclic imines. Here we report the detailed biochemical and structural characterization of Bsp5, an imino acid reductase from the d-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase family that reduces acyclic imino acids produced in situ by a partner oxidase. We determine a 1.6 Å resolution structure of Bsp5 in complex with d-arginine and coenzyme NADPH. Combined with mutagenesis work, our study reveals the minimal structural constraints for its biosynthetic activity. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Bsp5 can intercept more complex products from an alternate oxidase partner, suggesting that this oxidase-imino acid reductase pair could be evolved for biocatalytic conversion of l-amino acids to d-amino acids.
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- Jin Guo
- Department of Chemistry , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T 1Z4 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T 1Z4 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T 1Z4 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T 1Z4 , Canada
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Kiss L, Ouchakour L, Ábrahámi RA, Nonn M. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Functionalized Azaheterocycles from Carbocycles through Oxidative Ring Opening/Reductive Ring Closing Protocols. CHEM REC 2019; 20:120-141. [PMID: 31250972 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201900025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fluorine-containing organic scaffolds are of significant interest in medicinal chemistry. The incorporation of fluorine into biomolecules can lead to remarkable changes in their physical, chemical, and biological properties. There are already many drugs on the market, which contain at least one fluorine atom. Saturated functionalized azaheterocycles as bioactive substances have gained increasing attention in pharmaceutical chemistry. Due to the high biorelevance of organofluorine molecules and the importance of N-heterocyclic compounds, selective stereocontrolled procedures to the access of new fluorine-containing saturated N-heterocycles are considered to be a hot research topic. This account summarizes the synthesis of functionalized and fluorine-containing saturated azaheterocycles starting from functionalized cycloalkenes and based on oxidative ring cleavage of diol intermediates followed by ring expansion with reductive amination.
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- Loránd Kiss
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,MTA-SZTE Stereochemistry Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Hungary
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Kelefiotis-Stratidakis P, Tyrikos-Ergas T, Pavlidis IV. The challenge of using isopropylamine as an amine donor in transaminase catalysed reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:1634-1642. [PMID: 30394478 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02342e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Amine transaminases (ATAs) propose an appealing alternative to transition metal catalysts as they can provide chiral amines of high purity from pro-chiral compounds by asymmetric synthesis. Industrial interest on ATAs arises from the fact that chiral amines are present in a wide spectrum of pharmaceutical and other high value-added chiral compounds and building blocks. Despite their potential as useful synthetic tools, several drawbacks such as challenges associated with the thermodynamic equilibrium can still impede their utilization. Several methods have been developed to displace the equilibrium, such as the use of alanine as an amine donor and the subsequent removal of pyruvate with a two-enzyme system, or the use of o-xylylene diamine. To date, the preferred amine donor remains isopropylamine (IPA), as the produced acetone can be removed easily under low pressure or slight heating, without complicating the process with other enzymes. Despite its small size, IPA is not widely accepted from wild-type ATAs, and this fact compromises its wide applicability. Herein, we index the reported biocatalytic aminations with IPA, comparing the sequences, while we discuss significant parameters of the process, such as the effect of temperature and pH, as well as the protein engineering and process development advances in the field. This information is expected to provide an insight for potential designs of tailor-made ATAs and IPA processes.
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Leipold L, Dobrijevic D, Jeffries JWE, Bawn M, Moody TS, Ward JM, Hailes HC. The identification and use of robust transaminases from a domestic drain metagenome. GREEN CHEMISTRY : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL AND GREEN CHEMISTRY RESOURCE : GC 2019; 21:75-86. [PMID: 30930686 PMCID: PMC6394892 DOI: 10.1039/c8gc02986e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Transaminases remain one of the most promising biocatalysts for use in chiral amine synthesis, however their industrial implementation has been hampered by their general instability towards, for example, high amine donor concentrations and organic solvent content. Herein we describe the identification, cloning and screening of 29 novel transaminases from a household drain metagenome. The most promising enzymes were fully characterised and the effects of pH, temperature, amine donor concentration and co-solvent determined. Several enzymes demonstrated good substrate tolerance as well as an unprecedented robustness for a wild-type transaminase. One enzyme in particular readily accepted IPA as an amine donor giving the same conversion with 2-50 equivalents, as well as being tolerant to a number of co-solvents, and operational in up to 50% DMSO - a characteristic as yet unobserved in a wild-type transaminase. This work highlights the value of using metagenomics for biocatalyst discovery from niche environments, and here has led to the identification of one of the most robust native transaminases described to date, with respect to IPA and DMSO tolerance.
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- Leona Leipold
- Department of Chemistry , University College London , 20 Gordon Street , London WC1H 0AJ , UK .
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- The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering , Department of Biochemical Engineering , University College London , Bernard Katz Building , Gower Street , London WC1E 6BT , UK .
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- The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering , Department of Biochemical Engineering , University College London , Bernard Katz Building , Gower Street , London WC1E 6BT , UK .
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- The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering , Department of Biochemical Engineering , University College London , Bernard Katz Building , Gower Street , London WC1E 6BT , UK .
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- Department of Biocatalysis and Isotope Chemistry , Almac , 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate , Craigavon , Northern Ireland , UK
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- The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering , Department of Biochemical Engineering , University College London , Bernard Katz Building , Gower Street , London WC1E 6BT , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University College London , 20 Gordon Street , London WC1H 0AJ , UK .
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Yao P, Xu Z, Yu S, Wu Q, Zhu D. Imine Reductase‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Reduction of Bulky α,β‐Unsaturated Imines en Route to a Pharmaceutically Important Morphinan Skeleton. Adv Synth Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Peiyuan Yao
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme EngineeringSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- Mahesh D. Patil
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-2000, United States
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Costa BZ, Galman JL, Slabu I, France SP, Marsaioli AJ, Turner NJ. Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidine Alkaloids via
A One-Pot Cascade Using Transaminase and Reductive Aminase Biocatalysts. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bruna Z. Costa
- School of Chemistry; University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; 131 Princess Street Manchester, M1 7DN (UK)
- Chemistry Institute; University of Campinas Rua Monteiro Lobato, 277. Barão Geraldo Campinas - SP.; 13083-970 Brazil
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- School of Chemistry; University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; 131 Princess Street Manchester, M1 7DN (UK)
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- School of Chemistry; University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; 131 Princess Street Manchester, M1 7DN (UK)
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- School of Chemistry; University of Manchester Manchester Institute of Biotechnology; 131 Princess Street Manchester, M1 7DN (UK)
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- Chemistry Institute; University of Campinas Rua Monteiro Lobato, 277. Barão Geraldo Campinas - SP.; 13083-970 Brazil
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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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Velikogne S, Resch V, Dertnig C, Schrittwieser JH, Kroutil W. Sequence-Based In-silico Discovery, Characterisation, and Biocatalytic Application of a Set of Imine Reductases. ChemCatChem 2018; 10:3236-3246. [PMID: 30197686 PMCID: PMC6120462 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Imine reductases (IREDs) have recently become a primary focus of research in biocatalysis, complementing other classes of amine-forming enzymes such as transaminases and amine dehydrogenases. Following in the footsteps of other research groups, we have established a set of IRED biocatalysts by sequence-based in silico enzyme discovery. In this study, we present basic characterisation data for these novel IREDs and explore their activity and stereoselectivity using a panel of structurally diverse cyclic imines as substrates. Specific activities of >1 U/mg and excellent stereoselectivities (ee>99 %) were observed in many cases, and the enzymes proved surprisingly tolerant towards elevated substrate loadings. Co-expression of the IREDs with an alcohol dehydrogenase for cofactor regeneration led to whole-cell biocatalysts capable of efficiently reducing imines at 100 mM initial concentration with no need for the addition of extracellular nicotinamide cofactor. Preparative biotransformations on gram scale using these 'designer cells' afforded chiral amines in good yield and excellent optical purity.
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- Stefan Velikogne
- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryNAWI Graz, BioTechMed GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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Hughes DL. Biocatalysis in Drug Development—Highlights of the Recent Patent Literature. Org Process Res Dev 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- David L. Hughes
- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., 6310 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 101, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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Borlinghaus N, Gergel S, Nestl BM. Biocatalytic Access to Piperazines from Diamines and Dicarbonyls. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Niels Borlinghaus
- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, Chair of Technical Biochemistry, Universitaet Stuttgart 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, Chair of Technical Biochemistry, Universitaet Stuttgart 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, Chair of Technical Biochemistry, Universitaet Stuttgart 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Hestericová M, Heinisch T, Alonso-Cotchico L, Maréchal JD, Vidossich P, Ward TR. Directed Evolution of an Artificial Imine Reductase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Martina Hestericová
- Department Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 Basel 4002 Switzerland
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- Department Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 Basel 4002 Switzerland
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Edifici C.n. 08193 Cerdonyola del Vallès Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Edifici C.n. 08193 Cerdonyola del Vallès Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Edifici C.n. 08193 Cerdonyola del Vallès Barcelona Spain
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- Department Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 Basel 4002 Switzerland
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Hestericová M, Heinisch T, Alonso-Cotchico L, Maréchal JD, Vidossich P, Ward TR. Directed Evolution of an Artificial Imine Reductase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1863-1868. [PMID: 29265726 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Artificial metalloenzymes, resulting from incorporation of a metal cofactor within a host protein, have received increasing attention in the last decade. The directed evolution is presented of an artificial transfer hydrogenase (ATHase) based on the biotin-streptavidin technology using a straightforward procedure allowing screening in cell-free extracts. Two streptavidin isoforms were yielded with improved catalytic activity and selectivity for the reduction of cyclic imines. The evolved ATHases were stable under biphasic catalytic conditions. The X-ray structure analysis reveals that introducing bulky residues within the active site results in flexibility changes of the cofactor, thus increasing exposure of the metal to the protein surface and leading to a reversal of enantioselectivity. This hypothesis was confirmed by a multiscale approach based mostly on molecular dynamics and protein-ligand dockings.
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- Martina Hestericová
- Department Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, Basel, 4002, Switzerland
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- Department Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, Basel, 4002, Switzerland
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici C.n., 08193, Cerdonyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici C.n., 08193, Cerdonyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici C.n., 08193, Cerdonyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, Basel, 4002, Switzerland
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Cosgrove SC, Brzezniak A, France SP, Ramsden JI, Mangas-Sanchez J, Montgomery SL, Heath RS, Turner NJ. Imine Reductases, Reductive Aminases, and Amine Oxidases for the Synthesis of Chiral Amines: Discovery, Characterization, and Synthetic Applications. Methods Enzymol 2018; 608:131-149. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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