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Liu ZX, Gao YD, Yang LC. Biocatalytic Hydrogen-Borrowing Cascade in Organic Synthesis. JACS AU 2024; 4:877-892. [PMID: 38559715 PMCID: PMC10976568 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Biocatalytic hydrogen borrowing represents an environmentally friendly and highly efficient synthetic method. This innovative approach involves converting various substrates into high-value-added products, typically via a one-pot, two/three-step sequence encompassing dehydrogenation (intermediate transformation) and hydrogenation processes employing the hydride shuffling between NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H. Represented key transformations in hydrogen borrowing include stereoisomer conversion within alcohols, conversion between alcohols and amines, conversion of allylic alcohols to saturated carbonyl counterparts, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to saturated carboxylic acids, etc. The direct transformation methodology and environmentally benign characteristics of hydrogen borrowing have contributed to its advancements in fine chemical synthesis or drug developments. Over the past decades, the hydrogen borrowing strategy in biocatalysis has led to the creation of diverse catalytic systems, demonstrating substantial potential for straightforward synthesis as well as asymmetric transformations. This perspective serves as a detailed exposition of the recent advancements in biocatalytic reactions employing the hydrogen borrowing strategy. It provides insights into the potential of this approach for future development, shedding light on its promising prospects in the field of biocatalysis.
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- Zong-Xiao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance
and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute
of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking
Union Medical College, 100050 Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance
and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute
of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking
Union Medical College, 100050 Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance
and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute
of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking
Union Medical College, 100050 Beijing, P. R. China
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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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Wei J, Zhao L, Zhang Y, Han G, He C, Wang C, Duan C. Enzyme Grafting with a Cofactor-Decorated Metal-Organic Capsule for Solar-to-Chemical Conversion. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:6719-6729. [PMID: 36916689 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Semi-artificial approaches to solar-to-chemical conversion can achieve chemical transformations that are beyond the capability of natural enzymes, but face marked challenges to facilitate in vivo cascades, due to their inevitable need for cofactor shuttling and regeneration. Here, we report on an enzyme grafting strategy to build a metal-organic capsule-docking artificial enzyme (metal-organic-enzyme, MOE) that comprised the self-assembly of a cofactor-decorated capsule and the supramolecular enzyme-recognition features between the enzyme scaffold and the capsule to bypass cofactor shuttling and regeneration. The incorporated NADH mimics within the metal-organic capsule interacted with the imine intermediate that formed from the condensation of the amines and the dehydrogenation of alcohol substrates in the microenvironment to form complexes within the capsule and subsequently served as an in situ-generated photoresponsive cofactor. Upon illumination, the photoresponsive cofactor facilitates efficient proton/electron transport between the inner space (supramolecular hydrogenation) and outer space (enzymatic dehydrogenation) of the capsule to dehydrogenize the alcohols and hydrogenize the imine intermediates, respectively, circumventing the conventionally complex multistep cofactor shuttling and regeneration. The semi-artificial enzyme endows the conversion of diverse types of alcohol to amine products in both aqueous/organic solutions and Escherichia coli with high efficiency, offering a wide range of opportunities for sustainable and environmentally friendly biomanufacturing of commodity and fine chemicals.
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- Jianwei Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Samsonowicz-Górski J, Brodzka A, Ostaszewski R, Koszelewski D. Intensification of Double Kinetic Resolution of Chiral Amines and Alcohols via Chemoselective Formation of a Carbonate-Enzyme Intermediate. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144346. [PMID: 35889218 PMCID: PMC9319036 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chiral amines and alcohols are synthons of numerous pharmaceutically-relevant compounds. The previously developed enzymatic kinetic resolution approaches utilize a chiral racemic molecule and achiral acyl donor (or acyl acceptor). Thus, only one enantiodivergent step of the catalytic cycle is engaged, which does not fully exploit the enzyme’s abilities. The first carbonate-mediated example of simultaneous double chemoselective kinetic resolution of chiral amines and alcohols is described. Herein, we established a biocatalytic approach towards four optically-pure compounds (>99% ee, Enantioselectivity: E > 200) via double enzymatic kinetic resolution, engaging chiral organic carbonates as acyl donors. High enantioselectivity was ensured by extraordinary chemoselectivity in lipase-catalyzed formation of unsymmetrical organic carbonates and engaged in a process applicable for the synthesis of enantiopure organic precursors of valuable compounds. This study focused not only on preparative synthesis, but additionally the catalytic mechanism was discussed and the clear impact of this rarely observed carbonate-derived acyl enzyme was shown. The presented protocol is characterized by atom efficiency, acyl donor sustainability, easy acyl group removal, mild reaction conditions, and biocatalyst recyclability, which significantly decreases the cost of the reported process.
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Liu S, Wang Z, Chen K, Yu L, Shi Q, Dong X, Sun Y. Cascade chiral amine synthesis catalyzed by site-specifically co-immobilized alcohol and amine dehydrogenases. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00514j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sustainable and efficient production of chiral amines was realized with an oriented co-immobilized dual-enzyme system via SiBP-tag.
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- Si Liu
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Ming H, Yuan B, Qu G, Sun Z. Engineering the activity of amine dehydrogenase in the asymmetric reductive amination of hydroxyl ketones. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00391k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An engineered AmDH derived from a leucine dehydrogenase was used as the starting enzyme to improve its activity in the synthesis of (R)-3-amino-1-butanol. Preparative-scale synthesis of the (R)-product (90% yield, >99%) was performed on a gram-scale.
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- Hui Ming
- Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and technology of China, Hefei 230022, China
- 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, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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Mu X, Wu T, Mao Y, Zhao Y, Xu Y, Nie Y. Iterative Alanine Scanning Mutagenesis Confers Aromatic Ketone Specificity and Activity of L‐Amine Dehydrogenases. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Xiaoqing Mu
- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Suqian Jiangnan University Institute of Industrial Technology 223800 Suqian P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Suqian Jiangnan University Institute of Industrial Technology 223800 Suqian P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Shanghai Jiao Tong University 200240 Shanghai P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Shanghai Jiao Tong University 200240 Shanghai P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi P. R. China
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Albarrán‐Velo J, Gotor‐Fernández V, Lavandera I. Markovnikov Wacker‐Tsuji Oxidation of Allyl(hetero)arenes and Application in a One‐Pot Photo‐Metal‐Biocatalytic Approach to Enantioenriched Amines and Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Jesús Albarrán‐Velo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Universidad de Oviedo Avenida Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Universidad de Oviedo Avenida Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Universidad de Oviedo Avenida Julián Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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Corrado ML, Knaus T, Mutti FG. High Regio- and Stereoselective Multi-enzymatic Synthesis of All Phenylpropanolamine Stereoisomers from β-Methylstyrene. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2345-2350. [PMID: 33880862 PMCID: PMC8359840 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We present a one‐pot cascade for the synthesis of phenylpropanolamines (PPAs) in high optical purities (er and dr up to >99.5 %) and analytical yields (up to 95 %) by using 1‐phenylpropane‐1,2‐diols as key intermediates. This bioamination entails the combination of an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), an ω‐transaminase (ωTA) and an alanine dehydrogenase to create a redox‐neutral network, which harnesses the exquisite and complementary regio‐ and stereo‐selectivities of the selected ADHs and ωTAs. The requisite 1‐phenylpropane‐1,2‐diol intermediates were obtained from trans‐ or cis‐β‐methylstyrene by combining a styrene monooxygenase with epoxide hydrolases. Furthermore, in selected cases, the envisioned cascade enabled to obtain the structural isomer (1S,2R)‐1‐amino‐1‐phenylpropan‐2‐ol in high optical purity (er and dr >99.5 %). This is the first report on an enzymatic method that enables to obtain all of the four possible PPA stereoisomers in great enantio‐ and diastereo‐selectivity.
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- Maria L Corrado
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, HIMS-Biocat, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, HIMS-Biocat, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, HIMS-Biocat, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ding Y, Li X, Horsman GP, Li P, Wang M, Li J, Zhang Z, Liu W, Wu B, Tao Y, Chen Y. Construction of an Alternative NAD + De Novo Biosynthesis Pathway. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2004632. [PMID: 33977072 PMCID: PMC8097395 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a life essential molecule involved in versatile biological processes. To date, only two de novo biosynthetic routes to NAD+ are described, both of which start from a proteinogenic amino acid and are tightly controlled. Here, a de novo quinolinic acid pathway starting from chorismate, which provides an alternative route (named as the C3N pathway) to NAD+ biosynthesis, is established. Significantly, the C3N pathway yields extremely high cellular concentrations of NAD(H) in E. coli. Its utility in cofactor engineering is demonstrated by introducing the four-gene C3N module to cell factories to achieve higher production of 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and develop an efficient C3N-based whole-cell bioconversion system for preparing chiral amines. The wide distribution and abundance of chorismate in most kingdoms of life implies a general utility of the C3N pathway for modulating cellular levels of NAD(H) in versatile organisms.
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- Yong Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryWilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterlooONN2L3C5Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic EngineeringInstitute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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Gandomkar S, Rocha R, Sorgenfrei FA, Montero LM, Fuchs M, Kroutil W. PQQ-dependent Dehydrogenase Enables One-pot Bi-enzymatic Enantio-convergent Biocatalytic Amination of Racemic sec-Allylic Alcohols. ChemCatChem 2021; 13:1290-1293. [PMID: 33777250 PMCID: PMC7986696 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The asymmetric amination of secondary racemic allylic alcohols bears several challenges like the reactivity of the bi-functional substrate/product as well as of the α,β-unsaturated ketone intermediate in an oxidation-reductive amination sequence. Heading for a biocatalytic amination cascade with a minimal number of enzymes, an oxidation step was implemented relying on a single PQQ-dependent dehydrogenase with low enantioselectivity. This enzyme allowed the oxidation of both enantiomers at the expense of iron(III) as oxidant. The stereoselective amination of the α,β-unsaturated ketone intermediate was achieved with transaminases using 1-phenylethylamine as formal reducing agent as well as nitrogen source. Choosing an appropriate transaminase, either the (R)- or (S)-enantiomer was obtained in optically pure form (>98 % ee). The enantio-convergent amination of the racemic allylic alcohols to one single allylic amine enantiomer was achieved in one pot in a sequential cascade.
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Graz, NAWI Graz8010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Graz, NAWI Graz8010GrazAustria
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology c/oUniversity of Graz8010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Graz, NAWI Graz8010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Graz, NAWI Graz8010GrazAustria
- Field of Excellence BioHealthUniversity of Graz8010GrazAustria
- BioTechMed Graz8010GrazAustria
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Engineered biosynthetic pathways and biocatalytic cascades for sustainable synthesis. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 58:146-154. [PMID: 33152607 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nature exploits biosynthetic cascades to construct numerous molecules from a limited set of starting materials. A deeper understanding of biosynthesis and extraordinary developments in gene technology has allowed the manipulation of natural pathways and construction of artificial cascades for the preparation of a range of molecules, which would be challenging to access using traditional synthetic chemical approaches. Alongside these metabolic engineering strategies, there has been continued interest in developing in vivo and in vitro biocatalytic cascades. Advancements in both metabolic engineering and biocatalysis are complementary, and this article aims to highlight some of the most exciting developments in these two areas with a particular focus on exploring those that have the potential to advance both pathway engineering and more traditional biocatalytic cascade development.
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Kwok T, Hoff O, Armstrong RJ, Donohoe TJ. Control of Absolute Stereochemistry in Transition-Metal-Catalysed Hydrogen-Borrowing Reactions. Chemistry 2020; 26:12912-12926. [PMID: 32297370 PMCID: PMC7589454 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hydrogen-borrowing catalysis represents a powerful method for the alkylation of amine or enolate nucleophiles with non-activated alcohols. This approach relies upon a catalyst that can mediate a strategic series of redox events, enabling the formation of C-C and C-N bonds and producing water as the sole by-product. In the majority of cases these reactions have been employed to target achiral or racemic products. In contrast, the focus of this Minireview is upon hydrogen-borrowing-catalysed reactions in which the absolute stereochemical outcome of the process can be controlled. Asymmetric hydrogen-borrowing catalysis is rapidly emerging as a powerful approach for the synthesis of enantioenriched amine and carbonyl containing products and examples involving both C-N and C-C bond formation are presented. A variety of different approaches are discussed including use of chiral auxiliaries, asymmetric catalysis and enantiospecific processes.
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- Timothy Kwok
- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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Zheng W, Chen K, Wang Z, Cheng X, Xu G, Yang L, Wu J. Construction of a Highly Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction System with l-Threonine Aldolase by Computer-Assisted Rational Molecular Modification and Medium Engineering. Org Lett 2020; 22:5763-5767. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Wenlong Zheng
- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310011, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310011, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Moens E, Bolca S, Possemiers S, Verstraete W. A Wake-Up Call for the Efficient Use of the Bacterial Resting Cell Process, with Focus on Low Solubility Products. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1349-1362. [PMID: 32270205 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01959-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Micro-organisms are often subjected to stressful conditions. Owing to their capacity to adapt, they try to rapidly cope with the unfavorable conditions by lowering their growth rate, changing their morphology, and developing altered metabolite production and other stress-related metabolism. The stress-related metabolism of the cells which interrupted their growth is often referred to as resting metabolism and can be exploit for specific and high rate production of secondary metabolites. Although the bacterial resting cell process has been described decades ago, we find it worthwhile to bring the process under renewed attention and refer to this type of processes as non-growing metabolically active (NGMA) cell processes. Despite their use may sound counterproductive, NGMA cells can be of interest to increase substrate conversion rates or enable conversion of certain substrates, not accessible to growing cells due to their bacteriostatic nature or requirement of resistance to a multitude of different stress mechanisms. Biomass reuse is an interesting feature to improve the economics of NGMA cell processes. Yet, for lipophilic compounds or compounds with low solubility, biomass separation can be delicate. This review draws the attention on existing examples of NGMA cell processes, summarizing some developmental tools and highlighting drawbacks and opportunities, to answer the research question if NGMA cells can have a distinct added value in industry. Particular elaboration is made on a novel and more broadly applicable strategy to enable biomass reuse for conversions of compounds with low solubility.
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- Esther Moens
- ProDigest BVBA, Technol Pk 82, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- ProDigest BVBA, Technol Pk 82, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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Lakó Á, Molnár Z, Mendonça R, Poppe L. Transaminase-mediated synthesis of enantiopure drug-like 1-(3′,4′-disubstituted phenyl)propan-2-amines. RSC Adv 2020; 10:40894-40903. [PMID: 35519186 PMCID: PMC9057730 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08134e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Transaminases (TAs) offer an environmentally and economically attractive method for the direct synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant disubstituted 1-phenylpropan-2-amine derivatives starting from prochiral ketones. In this work, we report the application of immobilised whole-cell biocatalysts with (R)-transaminase activity for the synthesis of novel disubstituted 1-phenylpropan-2-amines. After optimisation of the asymmetric synthesis, the (R)-enantiomers could be produced with 88–89% conversion and >99% ee, while the (S)-enantiomers could be selectively obtained as the unreacted fraction of the corresponding racemic amines in kinetic resolution with >48% conversion and >95% ee. Immobilised whole-cell (R)-transaminases (TAs) enabled synthesis of either (R)- or (S)-enantiomers of drug-like amines from prochiral ketones or from racemic amines, respectively, in >95% ee.![]()
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- Ágnes Lakó
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- 1111 Budapest
- Hungary
- Hovione Farmaciência, S.A
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- 1111 Budapest
- Hungary
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- Hovione Farmaciência, S.A
- Campus do Lumiar
- 1649-038 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- 1111 Budapest
- Hungary
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Research Center
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Albarrán-Velo J, Lavandera I, Gotor-Fernández V. Sequential Two-Step Stereoselective Amination of Allylic Alcohols through the Combination of Laccases and Amine Transaminases. Chembiochem 2019; 21:200-211. [PMID: 31513330 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A sequential two-step chemoenzymatic methodology for the stereoselective synthesis of (3E)-4-(het)arylbut-3-en-2-amines in a highly selective manner and under mild reaction conditions is described. The approach consists of oxidation of the corresponding racemic alcohol precursors by the use of a catalytic system made up of the laccase from Trametes versicolor and the oxy-radical TEMPO, followed by the asymmetric reductive bio-transamination of the corresponding ketone intermediates. Optimisation of the oxidation reaction, exhaustive amine transaminase screening for the bio-transaminations and the compatibility of the two enzymatic reactions were studied in depth in search of a design of a compatible sequential cascade. This synthetic strategy was successful and the combinations of enzymes displayed a broad substrate scope, with 16 chiral amines being obtained in moderate to good isolated yields (29-75 %) and with excellent enantiomeric excess values (94 to >99 %). Interestingly, both amine enantiomers can be achieved, depending on the selectivity of the amine transaminase employed in the system.
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- Jesús Albarrán-Velo
- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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Zhang D, Jing X, Zhang W, Nie Y, Xu Y. Highly selective synthesis of d-amino acids from readily available l-amino acids by a one-pot biocatalytic stereoinversion cascade. RSC Adv 2019; 9:29927-29935. [PMID: 35531513 PMCID: PMC9072125 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06301c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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d-Amino acids are key intermediates required for the synthesis of important pharmaceuticals. However, establishing a universal enzymatic method for the general synthesis of d-amino acids from cheap and readily available precursors with few by-products is challenging. In this study, we constructed and optimized a cascade enzymatic route involving l-amino acid deaminase and d-amino acid dehydrogenase for the biocatalytic stereoinversions of l-amino acids into d-amino acids. Using l-phenylalanine (l-Phe) as a model substrate, this artificial biocatalytic cascade stereoinversion route first deaminates l-Phe to phenylpyruvic acid (PPA) through catalysis involving recombinant Escherichia coli cells that express l-amino acid deaminase from Proteus mirabilis (PmLAAD), followed by stereoselective reductive amination with recombinant meso-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase from Symbiobacterium thermophilum (StDAPDH) to produce d-phenylalanine (d-Phe). By incorporating a formate dehydrogenase-based NADPH-recycling system, d-Phe was obtained in quantitative yield with an enantiomeric excess greater than 99%. In addition, the cascade reaction system was also used to stereoinvert a variety of aromatic and aliphatic l-amino acids to the corresponding d-amino acids by combining the PmLAAD whole-cell biocatalyst with the StDAPDH variant. Hence, this method represents a concise and efficient route for the asymmetric synthesis of d-amino acids from the corresponding l-amino acids. An efficient one-pot biocatalytic cascade was developed for synthesis of d-amino acids from readily available l-amino acids via stereoinversion.![]()
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- Danping Zhang
- School of Biotechnology
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- School of Biotechnology
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- School of Biotechnology
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- School of Biotechnology
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- School of Biotechnology
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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