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Ouyang Y, Page CG, Bilodeau C, Hyster TK. Synergistic Photoenzymatic Catalysis Enables Synthesis of a-Tertiary Amino Acids Using Threonine Aldolases. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38739748 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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a-Tertiary amino acids are essential components of drugs and agrochemicals, yet traditional syntheses are step-intensive and provide access to a limited range of structures with varying levels of enantioselectivity. Here, we report the α-alkylation of unprotected alanine and glycine by pyridinium salts using pyridoxal (PLP)-dependent threonine aldolases with a Rose Bengal photoredox catalyst. The strategy efficiently prepares various a-tertiary amino acids in a single chemical step as a single enantiomer. UV-vis spectroscopy studies reveal a ternary interaction between the pyridinium salt, protein, and photocatalyst, which we hypothesize is responsible for localizing radical formation to the active site. This method highlights the opportunity for combining photoredox catalysts with enzymes to reveal new catalytic functions for known enzymes.
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- Yao Ouyang
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Fu H, Hyster TK. From Ground-State to Excited-State Activation Modes: Flavin-Dependent "Ene"-Reductases Catalyzed Non-natural Radical Reactions. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1446-1457. [PMID: 38603772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
ConspectusEnzymes are desired catalysts for chemical synthesis, because they can be engineered to provide unparalleled levels of efficiency and selectivity. Yet, despite the astonishing array of reactions catalyzed by natural enzymes, many reactivity patterns found in small molecule catalysts have no counterpart in the living world. With a detailed understanding of the mechanisms utilized by small molecule catalysts, we can identify existing enzymes with the potential to catalyze reactions that are currently unknown in nature. Over the past eight years, our group has demonstrated that flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases (EREDs) can catalyze various radical-mediated reactions with unparalleled levels of selectivity, solving long-standing challenges in asymmetric synthesis.This Account presents our development of EREDs as general catalysts for asymmetric radical reactions. While we have developed multiple mechanisms for generating radicals within protein active sites, this account will focus on examples where flavin mononucleotide hydroquinone (FMNhq) serves as an electron transfer radical initiator. While our initial mechanistic hypotheses were rooted in electron-transfer-based radical initiation mechanisms commonly used by synthetic organic chemists, we ultimately uncovered emergent mechanisms of radical initiation that are unique to the protein active site. We will begin by covering intramolecular reactions and discussing how the protein activates the substrate for reduction by altering the redox-potential of alkyl halides and templating the charge transfer complex between the substrate and flavin-cofactor. Protein engineering has been used to modify the fundamental photophysics of these reactions, highlighting the opportunity to tune these systems further by using directed evolution. This section highlights the range of coupling partners and radical termination mechanisms available to intramolecular reactions.The next section will focus on intermolecular reactions and the role of enzyme-templated ternary charge transfer complexes among the cofactor, alkyl halide, and coupling partner in gating electron transfer to ensure that it only occurs when both substrates are bound within the protein active site. We will highlight the synthetic applications available to this activation mode, including olefin hydroalkylation, carbohydroxylation, arene functionalization, and nitronate alkylation. This section also discusses how the protein can favor mechanistic steps that are elusive in solution for the asymmetric reductive coupling of alkyl halides and nitroalkanes. We are aware of several recent EREDs-catalyzed photoenzymatic transformations from other groups. We will discuss results from these papers in the context of understanding the nuances of radical initiation with various substrates.These biocatalytic asymmetric radical reactions often complement the state-of-the-art small-molecule-catalyzed reactions, making EREDs a valuable addition to a chemist's synthetic toolbox. Moreover, the underlying principles studied with these systems are potentially operative with other cofactor-dependent proteins, opening the door to different types of enzyme-catalyzed radical reactions. We anticipate that this Account will serve as a guide and inspire broad interest in repurposing existing enzymes to access new transformations.
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- Haigen Fu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Liu Y, Bender SG, Sorigue D, Diaz DJ, Ellington AD, Mann G, Allmendinger S, Hyster TK. Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Chloroamides via Photoenzymatic Hydroalkylation of Olefins. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7191-7197. [PMID: 38442365 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
Photoenzymatic intermolecular hydroalkylations of olefins are highly enantioselective for chiral centers formed during radical termination but poorly selective for centers set in the C-C bond-forming event. Here, we report the evolution of a flavin-dependent "ene"-reductase to catalyze the coupling of α,α-dichloroamides with alkenes to afford α-chloroamides in good yield with excellent chemo- and stereoselectivity. These products can serve as linchpins in the synthesis of pharmaceutically valuable motifs. Mechanistic studies indicate that radical formation occurs by exciting a charge-transfer complex templated by the protein. Precise control over the orientation of molecules within the charge-transfer complex potentially accounts for the observed stereoselectivity. The work expands the types of motifs that can be prepared using photoenzymatic catalysis.
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- Yi Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Aix-Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnologies, BIAM Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Novartis Pharm. AG, Basel 4002, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Petchey MR, Ye Y, Spelling V, Finnigan JD, Gittings S, Johansson MJ, Hayes MA, Hyster TK. Regiodivergent Radical Termination for Intermolecular Biocatalytic C-C Bond Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5005-5010. [PMID: 38329236 PMCID: PMC10885151 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Radical hydrofunctionalizations of electronically unbiased dienes are challenging to render regioselective, because the products are nearly identical in energy. Here, we report two engineered FMN-dependent "ene"-reductases (EREDs) that catalyze regiodivergent hydroalkylations of cyclic and linear dienes. While previous studies focused exclusively on the stereoselectivity of alkene hydroalkylation, this work highlights that EREDs can control the regioselectivity of hydrogen atom transfer, providing a method for selectively preparing constitutional isomers that would be challenging to prepare using traditional synthetic methods. Engineering the ERED from Gluconabacter sp. (GluER) furnished a variant that favors the γ,δ-unsaturated ketone, while an engineered variant from a commercial ERED panel favors the δ,ε-unsaturated ketone. The effect of beneficial mutations has been investigated using substrate docking studies and the mechanism probed by isotope labeling experiments. A variety of α-bromo ketones can be coupled with cyclic and linear dienes. These interesting building blocks can also be further modified to generate difficult-to-access heterocyclic compounds.
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- Mark R Petchey
- Compound Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharma R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca 14850, New York, United States
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- Early Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, BioPharma R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Prozomix Ltd., Building 4, West End Industrial Estate, Haltwhistle NE49 9HA, U.K
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- Prozomix Ltd., Building 4, West End Industrial Estate, Haltwhistle NE49 9HA, U.K
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharma R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Compound Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharma R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca 14850, New York, United States
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Capone M, Dell’Orletta G, Nicholls BT, Scholes GD, Hyster TK, Aschi M, Daidone I. Evidence of a Distinctive Enantioselective Binding Mode for the Photoinduced Radical Cyclization of α-Chloroamides in Ene-Reductases. ACS Catal 2023; 13:15310-15321. [PMID: 38058601 PMCID: PMC10696551 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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We demonstrate here through molecular simulations and mutational studies the origin of the enantioselectivity in the photoinduced radical cyclization of α-chloroacetamides catalyzed by ene-reductases, in particular the Gluconobacter oxidans ene-reductase and the Old Yellow Enzyme 1, which show opposite enantioselectivity. Our results reveal that neither the π-facial selectivity model nor a protein-induced selective stabilization of the transition states is able to explain the enantioselectivity of the radical cyclization in the studied flavoenzymes. We propose a new enantioinduction scenario according to which enantioselectivity is indeed controlled by transition-state stability; however, the relative stability of the prochiral transition states is not determined by direct interaction with the protein but is rather dependent on an inherent degree of freedom within the substrate itself. This intrinsic degree of freedom, distinct from the traditional π-facial exposure mode, can be controlled by the substrate conformational selection upon binding to the enzyme.
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- Matteo Capone
- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via
Vetoio (Coppito 1), L’Aquila 67010, Italy
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via
Vetoio (Coppito 1), L’Aquila 67010, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton
University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via
Vetoio (Coppito 1), L’Aquila 67010, Italy
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via
Vetoio (Coppito 1), L’Aquila 67010, Italy
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Clements HD, Flynn AR, Nicholls BT, Grosheva D, Lefave SJ, Merriman MT, Hyster TK, Sigman MS. Using Data Science for Mechanistic Insights and Selectivity Predictions in a Non-Natural Biocatalytic Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17656-17664. [PMID: 37530568 PMCID: PMC10602048 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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The study of non-natural biocatalytic transformations relies heavily on empirical methods, such as directed evolution, for identifying improved variants. Although exceptionally effective, this approach provides limited insight into the molecular mechanisms behind the transformations and necessitates multiple protein engineering campaigns for new reactants. To address this limitation, we disclose a strategy to explore the biocatalytic reaction space and garner insight into the molecular mechanisms driving enzymatic transformations. Specifically, we explored the selectivity of an "ene"-reductase, GluER-T36A, to create a data-driven toolset that explores reaction space and rationalizes the observed and predicted selectivities of substrate/mutant combinations. The resultant statistical models related structural features of the enzyme and substrate to selectivity and were used to effectively predict selectivity in reactions with out-of-sample substrates and mutants. Our approach provided a deeper understanding of enantioinduction by GluER-T36A and holds the potential to enhance the virtual screening of enzyme mutants.
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- Hanna D Clements
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, 122 Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, 122 Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, 122 Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Alkene difunctionalizations enable the synthesis of structurally elaborated products from simple and ubiquitous starting materials in a single chemical step. Carbohydroxylations of olefins represent a family of reactivity that furnish structurally complex alcohols. While examples of this type of three-component coupling have been reported, catalytic asymmetric examples remain elusive. Here, we report an enzyme-catalyzed asymmetric carbohydroxylation of alkenes catalyzed by flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases to produce enantioenriched tertiary alcohols. Seven rounds of protein engineering reshape the enzyme's active site to increase activity and enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies suggest that C-O bond formation occurs via a 5-endo-trig cyclization with the pendant ketone to afford an α-oxy radical which is oxidized and hydrolyzed to form the product. This work demonstrates photoenzymatic reactions involving "ene"-reductases can terminate radicals via mechanisms other than hydrogen atom transfer, expanding their utility in chemical synthesis.
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- Yao Ouyang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Li X, Page CG, Zanetti-Polzi L, Kalra AP, Oblinsky DG, Daidone I, Hyster TK, Scholes GD. Mechanism and Dynamics of Photodecarboxylation Catalyzed by Lactate Monooxygenase. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37289179 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Photoenzymes are a rare class of biocatalysts that use light to facilitate chemical reactions. Many of these catalysts utilize a flavin cofactor to absorb light, suggesting that other flavoproteins might have latent photochemical functions. Lactate monooxygenase is a flavin-dependent oxidoreductase previously reported to mediate the photodecarboxylation of carboxylates to afford alkylated flavin adducts. While this reaction holds a potential synthetic value, the mechanism and synthetic utility of this process are unknown. Here, we combine femtosecond spectroscopy, site-directed mutagenesis, and a hybrid quantum-classical computational approach to reveal the active site photochemistry and the role the active site amino acid residues play in facilitating this decarboxylation. Light-induced electron transfer from histidine to flavin was revealed, which has not been reported in other proteins. These mechanistic insights enable the development of catalytic oxidative photodecarboxylation of mandelic acid to produce benzaldehyde, a previously unknown reaction for photoenzymes. Our findings suggest that a much wider range of enzymes have the potential for photoenzymatic catalysis than has been realized to date.
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- Xiankun Li
- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Center S3, CNR-Institute of Nanoscience, Via Campi 213/A, Modena 41125, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, via Vetoio (Coppito 1), L'Aquila 67010, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Page CG, Cao J, Oblinsky DG, MacMillan SN, Dahagam S, Lloyd RM, Charnock SJ, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Regioselective Radical Alkylation of Arenes Using Evolved Photoenzymes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11866-11874. [PMID: 37199445 PMCID: PMC10859869 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Substituted arenes are ubiquitous in molecules with medicinal functions, making their synthesis a critical consideration when designing synthetic routes. Regioselective C-H functionalization reactions are attractive for preparing alkylated arenes; however, the selectivity of existing methods is modest and primarily governed by the substrate's electronic properties. Here, we demonstrate a biocatalyst-controlled method for the regioselective alkylation of electron-rich and electron-deficient heteroarenes. Starting from an unselective "ene"-reductase (ERED) (GluER-T36A), we evolved a variant that selectively alkylates the C4 position of indole, an elusive position using prior technologies. Mechanistic studies across the evolutionary series indicate that changes to the protein active site alter the electronic character of the charge transfer (CT) complex responsible for radical formation. This resulted in a variant with a significant degree of ground-state CT in the CT complex. Mechanistic studies on a C2-selective ERED suggest that the evolution of GluER-T36A helps disfavor a competing mechanistic pathway. Additional protein engineering campaigns were carried out for a C8-selective quinoline alkylation. This study highlights the opportunity to use enzymes for regioselective radical reactions, where small molecule catalysts struggle to alter selectivity.
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- Claire G. Page
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Prozomix. Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9HN (UK)
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- Prozomix. Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9HN (UK)
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Emmanuel MA, Bender SG, Bilodeau C, Carceller JM, DeHovitz JS, Fu H, Liu Y, Nicholls BT, Ouyang Y, Page CG, Qiao T, Raps FC, Sorigué DR, Sun SZ, Turek-Herman J, Ye Y, Rivas-Souchet A, Cao J, Hyster TK. Photobiocatalytic Strategies for Organic Synthesis. Chem Rev 2023; 123:5459-5520. [PMID: 37115521 PMCID: PMC10905417 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Abstract
Biocatalysis has revolutionized chemical synthesis, providing sustainable methods for preparing various organic molecules. In enzyme-mediated organic synthesis, most reactions involve molecules operating from their ground states. Over the past 25 years, there has been an increased interest in enzymatic processes that utilize electronically excited states accessed through photoexcitation. These photobiocatalytic processes involve a diverse array of reaction mechanisms that are complementary to one another. This comprehensive review will describe the state-of-the-art strategies in photobiocatalysis for organic synthesis until December 2022. Apart from reviewing the relevant literature, a central goal of this review is to delineate the mechanistic differences between the general strategies employed in the field. We will organize this review based on the relationship between the photochemical step and the enzymatic transformations. The review will include mechanistic studies, substrate scopes, and protein optimization strategies. By clearly defining mechanistically-distinct strategies in photobiocatalytic chemistry, we hope to illuminate future synthetic opportunities in the area.
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- Megan A Emmanuel
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022,Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Aix-Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnologies, BIAM Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Tertiary nitroalkanes and the corresponding α-tertiary amines represent important motifs in bioactive molecules and natural products. The C-alkylation of secondary nitroalkanes with electrophiles is a straightforward strategy for constructing tertiary nitroalkanes; however, controlling the stereoselectivity of this type of reaction remains challenging. Here, we report a highly chemo- and stereoselective C-alkylation of nitroalkanes with alkyl halides catalyzed by an engineered flavin-dependent "ene"-reductase (ERED). Directed evolution of the old yellow enzyme from Geobacillus kaustophilus provided a triple mutant, GkOYE-G7, capable of synthesizing tertiary nitroalkanes in high yield and enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies indicate that the excitation of an enzyme-templated charge-transfer complex formed between the substrates and cofactor is responsible for radical initiation. Moreover, a single-enzyme two-mechanism cascade reaction was developed to prepare tertiary nitroalkanes from simple nitroalkenes, highlighting the potential to use one enzyme for two mechanistically distinct reactions.
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- Haigen Fu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States.,Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Fu H, Cao J, Qiao T, Qi Y, Charnock SJ, Garfinkle S, Hyster TK. An asymmetric sp 3-sp 3 cross-electrophile coupling using 'ene'-reductases. Nature 2022; 610:302-307. [PMID: 35952713 PMCID: PMC10157439 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05167-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The catalytic asymmetric construction of Csp3-Csp3 bonds remains one of the foremost challenges in organic synthesis1. Metal-catalysed cross-electrophile couplings (XECs) have emerged as a powerful tool for C-C bond formation2-5. However, coupling two distinct Csp3 electrophiles with high cross-selectivity and stereoselectivity continues as an unmet challenge. Here we report a highly chemoselective and enantioselective Csp3-Csp3 XEC between alkyl halides and nitroalkanes catalysed by flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases (EREDs). Photoexcitation of the enzyme-templated charge-transfer complex between an alkyl halide and a flavin cofactor enables the chemoselective reduction of alkyl halide over the thermodynamically favoured nitroalkane partner. The key C-C bond-forming step occurs by means of the reaction of an alkyl radical with an in situ-generated nitronate to form a nitro radical anion that collapses to form nitrite and an alkyl radical. An enzyme-controlled hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) affords high levels of enantioselectivity. This reactivity is unknown in small-molecule catalysis and highlights the potential for enzymes to use new mechanisms to address long-standing synthetic challenges.
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- Haigen Fu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Cesana PT, Page CG, Harris D, Emmanuel MA, Hyster TK, Schlau-Cohen GS. Photoenzymatic Catalysis in a New Light: Gluconobacter “Ene”-Reductase Conjugates Possessing High-Energy Reactivity with Tunable Low-Energy Excitation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:17516-17521. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Paul T. Cesana
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Laguerre N, Riehl PS, Oblinsky DG, Emmanuel MA, Black MJ, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Radical Termination via β-Scission Enables Photoenzymatic Allylic Alkylation Using "Ene"-Reductases. ACS Catal 2022; 12:9801-9805. [PMID: 37859751 PMCID: PMC10586707 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Allylations are practical transformations that forge C-C bonds while introducing an alkene for further chemical manipulations. Here, we report a photoenzymatic allylation of α-chloroamides with allyl silanes using flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases (EREDs). An engineered ERED can catalyze annulative allylic alkylation to prepare 5, 6, and 7-membered lactams with high levels of enantioselectivity. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy indicates that radical termination occurs via β-scission of the silyl group to afford a silyl radical, a distinct mechanism by comparison to traditional radical allylations involving allyl silanes. Moreover, this represents an alternative strategy for radical termination using EREDs. This mechanism was applied to intermolecular couplings involving allyl sulfones and silyl enol ethers. Overall, this method highlights the opportunity for EREDs to catalyze radical termination strategies beyond hydrogen atom transfer.
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Jacob S. DeHovitz
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Nicholls BT, Qiao T, Hyster TK. A Photoenzyme for Challenging Lactam Radical Cyclizations. Synlett 2022; 33:1204-1208. [PMID: 37876576 PMCID: PMC10597573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
Abstract
Reductive radical cyclizations are ubiquitous in organic synthesis and have been applied to the synthesis of structurally complex molecules. N-heterocyclic motifs can be prepared through the cyclization of α-haloamides; however, slow rotation around the amide C-N bond results in preferential formation of an acyclic hydrodehalogenated product. Here, we compare four different methods for preparing γ, δ, ε, and ζ-lactams via radical cyclization. We found that a photoenzymatic method using flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases affords the highest level of product selectivity. We suggest that through selective binding of the cis amide isomer, the enzyme preorganizes the substrate for cyclization, helping to avoid premature radical termination.
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- Bryce T. Nicholls
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853 USA
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Riehl PS, Lim J, Finnigan JD, Charnock SJ, Hyster TK. An Efficient Synthesis of the Bicyclic Darunavir Side Chain Using Chemoenzymatic Catalysis. Org Process Res Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Paul S. Riehl
- Cornell University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Ithaca New York 14853, United States
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- Prozomix, Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, NE49 9HA, United Kingdom
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- Prozomix, Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, NE49 9HA, United Kingdom
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- Prozomix, Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, NE49 9HA, United Kingdom
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- Cornell University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Ithaca New York 14853, United States
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Abstract
AbstractReductive radical cyclizations are ubiquitous in organic synthesis and have been applied to the synthesis of structurally complex molecules. N-Heterocyclic motifs can be prepared through the cyclization of α-haloamides; however, slow rotation around the amide C–N bond results in preferential formation of an acyclic hydrodehalogenated product. Here, we compare four different methods for preparing γ-, δ-, ε-, and ζ-lactams via radical cyclization. We found that a photoenzymatic method using flavin-dependent ‘ene’ reductases affords the highest level of product selectivity. We suggest that through selective binding of the cis-amide isomer, the enzyme preorganizes the substrate for cyclization, helping to avoid premature radical termination.
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Nicholls BT, Oblinsky DG, Kurtoic SI, Grosheva D, Ye Y, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Engineering a Non‐Natural Photoenzyme for Improved Photon Efficiency**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bryce T. Nicholls
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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Gao X, Turek-Herman JR, Choi YJ, Cohen RD, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Synthesis of α-Tertiary Amines by Engineered Flavin-Dependent "Ene"-Reductases. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:19643-19647. [PMID: 34784482 PMCID: PMC10157440 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
α-Tertiary amines are a common motif in pharmaceutically important molecules but are challenging to prepare using asymmetric catalysis. Here, we demonstrate engineered flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases (EREDs) can catalyze radical additions into oximes to prepare this motif. Two different EREDs were evolved into competent catalysts for this transformation with high levels of stereoselectivity. Mechanistic studies indicate that the oxime contributes to the enzyme templated charge-transfer complex formed between the substrate and cofactor. These products can be further derivatized to prepare a variety of motifs, highlighting the versatility of ERED photoenzymatic catalysis for organic synthesis.
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- Xin Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Company Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Nicholls BT, Oblinsky DG, Kurtoic SI, Grosheva D, Ye Y, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Engineering a Non-Natural Photoenzyme for Improved Photon Efficiency*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202113842. [PMID: 34739168 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Photoenzymes are biological catalysts that use light to convert starting materials into products. These catalysts require photon absorption for each turnover, making quantum efficiency an important optimization parameter. Flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases (EREDs) display latent photoenzymatic activity for synthetically valuable hydroalkylations; however, protein engineering has not been used to optimize this non-natural function. We describe a protein engineering platform for the high throughput optimization of photoenzymes. A single round of engineering results in improved catalytic function toward the synthesis of γ, δ, ϵ-lactams, and acyclic amides. Mechanistic studies show that key mutations can alter the enzyme's excited state dynamics, enhance its photon efficiency, and ultimately increase catalyst performance. Transient absorption spectroscopy reveals that engineered variants display dramatically decreased radical lifetimes, indicating an evolution toward a concerted mechanism.
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- Bryce T Nicholls
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Radical cyclizations are essential reactions in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and the chemical synthesis of societally valuable molecules. In this review, we highlight the general mechanisms utilized in biocatalytic radical cyclizations. We specifically highlight cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) involved in the biosynthesis of mycocyclosin and vancomycin, nonheme iron- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (Fe/αKGDs) used in the biosynthesis of kainic acid, scopolamine, and isopenicillin N, and radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes that facilitate the biosynthesis of oxetanocin A, menaquinone, and F420. Beyond natural mechanisms, we also examine repurposed flavin-dependent “ene”-reductases (ERED) for non-natural radical cyclization. Overall, these general mechanisms underscore the opportunity for enzymes to augment and enhance the synthesis of complex molecules using radical mechanisms.
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- Yuxuan Ye
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Fu H, Lam H, Emmanuel MA, Kim JH, Sandoval BA, Hyster TK. Ground-State Electron Transfer as an Initiation Mechanism for Biocatalytic C-C Bond Forming Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9622-9629. [PMID: 34114803 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The development of non-natural reaction mechanisms is an attractive strategy for expanding the synthetic capabilities of substrate promiscuous enzymes. Here, we report an "ene"-reductase catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkylation of olefins using α-bromoketones as radical precursors. Radical initiation occurs via ground-state electron transfer from the flavin cofactor located within the enzyme active site, an underrepresented mechanism in flavin biocatalysis. Four rounds of site saturation mutagenesis were used to access a variant of the "ene"-reductase nicotinamide-dependent cyclohexanone reductase (NCR) from Zymomonas mobiles capable of catalyzing a cyclization to furnish β-chiral cyclopentanones with high levels of enantioselectivity. Additionally, wild-type NCR can catalyze intermolecular couplings with precise stereochemical control over the radical termination step. This report highlights the utility for ground-state electron transfers to enable non-natural biocatalytic C-C bond forming reactions.
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- Haigen Fu
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Sandoval BA, Clayman PD, Oblinsky DG, Oh S, Nakano Y, Bird M, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Correction to "Photoenzymatic Reductions Enabled by Direct Excitation of Flavin-Dependent 'Ene'-Reductases". J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:3662. [PMID: 33636074 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Page CG, Cooper SJ, DeHovitz JS, Oblinsky DG, Biegasiewicz KF, Antropow AH, Armbrust KW, Ellis JM, Hamann LG, Horn EJ, Oberg KM, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Quaternary Charge-Transfer Complex Enables Photoenzymatic Intermolecular Hydroalkylation of Olefins. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:97-102. [PMID: 33369395 PMCID: PMC7832516 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Intermolecular C-C bond-forming reactions are underdeveloped transformations in the field of biocatalysis. Here we report a photoenzymatic intermolecular hydroalkylation of olefins catalyzed by flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases. Radical initiation occurs via photoexcitation of a rare high-order enzyme-templated charge-transfer complex that forms between an alkene, α-chloroamide, and flavin hydroquinone. This unique mechanism ensures that radical formation only occurs when both substrates are present within the protein active site. This active site can control the radical terminating hydrogen atom transfer, enabling the synthesis of enantioenriched γ-stereogenic amides. This work highlights the potential for photoenzymatic catalysis to enable new biocatalytic transformations via previously unknown electron transfer mechanisms.
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- Claire G. Page
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive,
Suite 3000, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02140 USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive,
Suite 3000, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02140 USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive,
Suite 3000, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02140 USA
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals, 30 Landsdowne Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive,
Suite 100, San Diego, California, 92121 USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive,
Suite 100, San Diego, California, 92121 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey, 08544 USA
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Sandoval BA, Clayman PD, Oblinsky DG, Oh S, Nakano Y, Bird M, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Reductions Enabled by Direct Excitation of Flavin-Dependent “Ene”-Reductases. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 143:1735-1739. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Braddock A. Sandoval
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 United States
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Kudisch B, Oblinsky DG, Black MJ, Zieleniewska A, Emmanuel MA, Rumbles G, Hyster TK, Scholes GD. Active-Site Environmental Factors Customize the Photophysics of Photoenzymatic Old Yellow Enzymes. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:11236-11249. [PMID: 33231450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The development of non-natural photoenzymatic systems has reinvigorated the study of photoinduced electron transfer (ET) within protein active sites, providing new and unique platforms for understanding how biological environments affect photochemical processes. In this work, we use ultrafast spectroscopy to compare the photoinduced electron transfer in known photoenzymes. 12-Oxophytodienoate reductase 1 (OPR1) is compared to Old Yellow Enzyme 1 (OYE1) and morphinone reductase (MR). The latter enzymes are structurally homologous to OPR1. We find that slight differences in the amino acid composition of the active sites of these proteins determine their distinct electron-transfer dynamics. Our work suggests that the inside of a protein active site is a complex/heterogeneous dielectric network where genetically programmed heterogeneity near the site of biological ET can significantly affect the presence and lifetime of various intermediate states. Our work motivates additional tunability of Old Yellow Enzyme active-site reorganization energy and electron-transfer energetics that could be leveraged for photoenzymatic redox approaches.
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- Bryan Kudisch
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.,Department of Chemistry and RASEI, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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DeHovitz JS, Loh YY, Kautzky JA, Nagao K, Meichan AJ, Yamauchi M, MacMillan DWC, Hyster TK. Static to inducibly dynamic stereocontrol: The convergent use of racemic β-substituted ketones. Science 2020; 369:1113-1118. [PMID: 32855338 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The synthesis of stereochemically complex molecules in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries requires precise control over each distinct stereocenter, a feat that can be challenging and time consuming using traditional asymmetric synthesis. Although stereoconvergent processes have the potential to streamline and simplify synthetic routes, they are currently limited by a narrow scope of inducibly dynamic stereocenters that can be readily epimerized. Here, we report the use of photoredox catalysis to enable the racemization of traditionally static, unreactive stereocenters through the intermediacy of prochiral radical species. This technology was applied in conjunction with biocatalysts such as ketoreductases and aminotransferases to realize stereoconvergent syntheses of stereodefined γ-substituted alcohols and amines from β-substituted ketones.
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- Jacob S DeHovitz
- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
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Flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases can generate stabilized alkyl radicals when irradiated with visible light; however, they are not known to form unstabilized radicals. Here, we report an enantioselective radical cyclization using alkyl iodides as precursors to unstabilized nucleophilic radicals. Evidence suggests this species is accessed by photoexcitation of a charge-transfer complex that forms between flavin and substrate within the protein active site. Stereoselective delivery of a hydrogen atom from the flavin semiquinone to the prochiral radical formed after cyclization provides high levels of enantioselectivity across a variety of substrates. Overall, this transformation demonstrates that photoenzymatic catalysis can address long-standing selectivity challenges in the radical literature.
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- Phillip D Clayman
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Cao J, Hyster TK. Pyridoxal-Catalyzed Racemization of α-Aminoketones Enables the Stereodivergent Synthesis of 1,2-Amino Alcohols Using Ketoreductases. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Jingzhe Cao
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical
Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical
Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Nakano Y, Black MJ, Meichan AJ, Sandoval BA, Chung MM, Biegasiewicz KF, Zhu T, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Olefins Using 'Ene'-Reductases with Photoredox Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:10484-10488. [PMID: 32181943 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases (EREDs) are highly selective catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of activated alkenes. This function is, however, limited to enones, enoates, and nitroalkenes using the native hydride transfer mechanism. Here we demonstrate that EREDs can reduce vinyl pyridines when irradiated with visible light in the presence of a photoredox catalyst. Experimental evidence suggests the reaction proceeds via a radical mechanism where the vinyl pyridine is reduced to the corresponding neutral benzylic radical in solution. DFT calculations reveal this radical to be "dynamically stable", suggesting it is sufficiently long-lived to diffuse into the enzyme active site for stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer. This reduction mechanism is distinct from the native one, highlighting the opportunity to expand the synthetic capabilities of existing enzyme platforms by exploiting new mechanistic models.
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- Yuji Nakano
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.,Present address: Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.,Present address: School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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Nakano Y, Black MJ, Meichan AJ, Sandoval BA, Chung MM, Biegasiewicz KF, Zhu T, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Olefins Using ‘Ene’‐Reductases with Photoredox Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Yuji Nakano
- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
- Present address: Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science Monash University Parkville Victoria 3052 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
- Present address: School of Molecular Sciences Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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Biegasiewicz KF, Cooper SJ, Gao X, Oblinsky DG, Kim JH, Garfinkle SE, Joyce LA, Sandoval BA, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Photoexcitation of flavoenzymes enables a stereoselective radical cyclization. Science 2020; 364:1166-1169. [PMID: 31221855 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Photoexcitation is a common strategy for initiating radical reactions in chemical synthesis. We found that photoexcitation of flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases changes their catalytic function, enabling these enzymes to promote an asymmetric radical cyclization. This reactivity enables the construction of five-, six-, seven-, and eight-membered lactams with stereochemical preference conferred by the enzyme active site. After formation of a prochiral radical, the enzyme guides the delivery of a hydrogen atom from flavin-a challenging feat for small-molecule chemical reagents. The initial electron transfer occurs through direct excitation of an electron donor-acceptor complex that forms between the substrate and the reduced flavin cofactor within the enzyme active site. Photoexcitation of promiscuous flavoenzymes has thus furnished a previously unknown biocatalytic reaction.
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
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Hyster TK. Cluster Preface: Biocatalysis. Synlett 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Enzymes are valuable catalysts in chemical synthesis because they offer levels of efficiency and product selectivity that surpass what can be achieved using traditional catalytic strategies. This Cluster highlights advances in this important field, highlighting different ways in which biocatalysis can be used in organic chemistry.
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Sandoval BA, Hyster TK. Emerging strategies for expanding the toolbox of enzymes in biocatalysis. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 55:45-51. [PMID: 31935627 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Expanding the repertoire of reactions available to enzymes is an enduring challenge in biocatalysis. Owing to the synthetic versatility of transition metals, metalloenzymes have been favored targets for achieving new catalytic functions. Although less well explored, enzymes lacking metal centers can also be effective catalysts for non-natural reactions, providing access to reaction modalities that compliment those available to metals. By understanding how these activation modes can reveal new functions, strategies can be developed to access novel biocatalytic reactions. This review will cover discoveries in the last two years which access catalytic reactions that go beyond the native repertoire of metal-free biocatalysts.
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.
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Sandoval BA, Kurtoic SI, Chung MM, Biegasiewicz KF, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Catalysis Enables Radical-Mediated Ketone Reduction in Ene-Reductases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8714-8718. [PMID: 30951226 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Flavin-dependent ene-reductases (EREDs) are known to stereoselectively reduce activated alkenes, but are inactive toward carbonyls. Demonstrated here is that in the presence of photoredox catalysts, these enzymes will reduce aromatic ketones. Mechanistic experiments suggest this reaction proceeds through ketyl radical formation, a reaction pathway that is distinct from the native hydride-transfer mechanism. Furthermore, this reactivity is accessible without modification of either the enzyme or cofactors, allowing both native and non-natural mechanisms to occur simultaneously. Based on control experiments, we hypothesize that binding to the enzyme active site attenuates the reduction potential of the substrate, enabling single-electron reduction. This reactivity highlights opportunities to access new catalytic manifolds by merging photoredox catalysis with biocatalysis.
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- Braddock A Sandoval
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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Sandoval BA, Kurtoic SI, Chung MM, Biegasiewicz KF, Hyster TK. Photoenzymatic Catalysis Enables Radical‐Mediated Ketone Reduction in Ene‐Reductases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Braddock A. Sandoval
- Department of ChemistryPrinceton UniversityFrick Chemical Laboratory Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of ChemistryPrinceton UniversityFrick Chemical Laboratory Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of ChemistryPrinceton UniversityFrick Chemical Laboratory Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of ChemistryPrinceton UniversityFrick Chemical Laboratory Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of ChemistryPrinceton UniversityFrick Chemical Laboratory Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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Hyster TK, Dalton DM, Rovis T. Correction: Ligand design for Rh(iii)-catalyzed C-H activation: an unsymmetrical cyclopentadienyl group enables a regioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinolones. Chem Sci 2018; 9:8024. [PMID: 30542552 PMCID: PMC6249631 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc90195c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘Ligand design for Rh(iii)-catalyzed C–H activation: an unsymmetrical cyclopentadienyl group enables a regioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinolones’ by Todd K. Hyster et al., Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 254–258.
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- Todd K Hyster
- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA . .,Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , 3000 Broadway , New York , NY 12007 , USA .
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Sandoval BA, Meichan AJ, Hyster TK. Enantioselective Hydrogen Atom Transfer: Discovery of Catalytic Promiscuity in Flavin-Dependent 'Ene'-Reductases. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:11313-11316. [PMID: 28780870 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Flavin has long been known to function as a single electron reductant in biological settings, but this reactivity has rarely been observed with flavoproteins used in organic synthesis. Here we describe the discovery of an enantioselective radical dehalogenation pathway for α-bromoesters using flavin-dependent 'ene'-reductases. Mechanistic experiments support the role of flavin hydroquinone as a single electron reductant, flavin semiquinone as the hydrogen atom source, and the enzyme as the source of chirality.
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- Braddock A Sandoval
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Emmanuel MA, Greenberg NR, Oblinsky DG, Hyster TK. Accessing non-natural reactivity by irradiating nicotinamide-dependent enzymes with light. Nature 2017; 540:414-417. [PMID: 27974767 DOI: 10.1038/nature20569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Enzymes are ideal for use in asymmetric catalysis by the chemical industry, because their chemical compositions can be tailored to a specific substrate and selectivity pattern while providing efficiencies and selectivities that surpass those of classical synthetic methods. However, enzymes are limited to reactions that are found in nature and, as such, facilitate fewer types of transformation than do other forms of catalysis. Thus, a longstanding challenge in the field of biologically mediated catalysis has been to develop enzymes with new catalytic functions. Here we describe a method for achieving catalytic promiscuity that uses the photoexcited state of nicotinamide co-factors (molecules that assist enzyme-mediated catalysis). Under irradiation with visible light, the nicotinamide-dependent enzyme known as ketoreductase can be transformed from a carbonyl reductase into an initiator of radical species and a chiral source of hydrogen atoms. We demonstrate this new reactivity through a highly enantioselective radical dehalogenation of lactones-a challenging transformation for small-molecule catalysts. Mechanistic experiments support the theory that a radical species acts as an intermediate in this reaction, with NADH and NADPH (the reduced forms of nicotinamide adenine nucleotide and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, respectively) serving as both a photoreductant and the source of hydrogen atoms. To our knowledge, this method represents the first example of photo-induced enzyme promiscuity, and highlights the potential for accessing new reactivity from existing enzymes simply by using the excited states of common biological co-factors. This represents a departure from existing light-driven biocatalytic techniques, which are typically explored in the context of co-factor regeneration.
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- Megan A Emmanuel
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Hyster TK, Dalton DM, Rovis T. Correction: Ligand design for Rh(iii)-catalyzed C-H activation: an unsymmetrical cyclopentadienyl group enables a regioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinolones. Chem Sci 2017; 8:1666. [PMID: 30123475 PMCID: PMC6063143 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc90080a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘Ligand design for Rh(iii)-catalyzed C–H activation: an unsymmetrical cyclopentadienyl group enables a regioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinolones’ by Todd K. Hyster et al., Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 254–258.
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- Todd K Hyster
- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA . .,Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , 3000 Broadway , New York , NY 12007 , USA .
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- Todd K. Hyster
- Department of Chemistry; Princeton University; Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Departement Chemie; Universität Basel; Spitalstrasse 51 CH-4056 Basel Schweiz
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Artificial metalloenzymes have received increasing attention over the last decade as a possible solution to unaddressed challenges in synthetic organic chemistry. Whereas traditional transition-metal catalysts typically only take advantage of the first coordination sphere to control reactivity and selectivity, artificial metalloenzymes can modulate both the first and second coordination spheres. This difference can manifest itself in reactivity profiles that can be truly unique to artificial metalloenzymes. This Review summarizes attempts to modulate the second coordination sphere of artificial metalloenzymes by using genetic modifications of the protein sequence. In doing so, successful attempts and creative solutions to address the challenges encountered are highlighted.
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- Todd K Hyster
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Prier CK, Hyster TK, Farwell CC, Huang A, Arnold FH. Asymmetric Enzymatic Synthesis of Allylic Amines: A Sigmatropic Rearrangement Strategy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:4711-5. [PMID: 26970325 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201601056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Sigmatropic rearrangements, while rare in biology, offer opportunities for the efficient and selective synthesis of complex chemical motifs. A "P411" serine-ligated variant of cytochrome P450(BM3) has been engineered to initiate a sulfimidation/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement sequence in whole E. coli cells, a non-natural function for any enzyme, providing access to enantioenriched, protected allylic amines. Five mutations in the enzyme substantially enhance its activity toward this new function, demonstrating the evolvability of the catalyst toward challenging nitrene transfer reactions. The evolved catalyst additionally performs the highly enantioselective imidation of non-allylic sulfides.
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- Christopher K Prier
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.
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Prier CK, Hyster TK, Farwell CC, Huang A, Arnold FH. Asymmetric Enzymatic Synthesis of Allylic Amines: A Sigmatropic Rearrangement Strategy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201601056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Christopher K. Prier
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41 Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41 Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41 Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41 Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 210-41 Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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Farwell C, Zhang RK, McIntosh JA, Hyster TK, Arnold FH. Enantioselective Enzyme-Catalyzed Aziridination Enabled by Active-Site Evolution of a Cytochrome P450. ACS Cent Sci 2015; 1:89-93. [PMID: 26405689 PMCID: PMC4571169 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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One of the greatest challenges in protein design is creating new enzymes, something evolution does all the time, starting from existing ones. Borrowing from nature's evolutionary strategy, we have engineered a bacterial cytochrome P450 to catalyze highly enantioselective intermolecular aziridination, a synthetically useful reaction that has no natural biological counterpart. The new enzyme is fully genetically encoded, functions in vitro or in whole cells, and can be optimized rapidly to exhibit high enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) and productivity (up to 1,000 catalytic turnovers) for intermolecular aziridination, demonstrated here with tosyl azide and substituted styrenes. This new aziridination activity highlights the remarkable ability of a natural enzyme to adapt and take on new functions. Once discovered in an evolvable enzyme, this non-natural activity was improved and its selectivity tuned through an evolutionary process of accumulating beneficial mutations.
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Hyster TK, Rovis T. Correction: Pyridine synthesis from oximes and alkynes via rhodium(iii) catalysis: Cp* and Cpt provide complementary selectivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:5778. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc90120k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Correction for ‘Pyridine synthesis from oximes and alkynes via rhodium(iii) catalysis: Cp* and Cpt provide complementary selectivity’ by Todd K. Hyster et al., Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11846–11848.
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- Todd K. Hyster
- Department of Chemistry
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins
- USA
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Hyster TK, Dalton DM, Rovis T. Ligand Design for Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation: An Unsymmetrical Cyclopentadienyl Enables a Regioselective Synthesis of Dihydroisoquinolones. Chem Sci 2015; 6:254-258. [PMID: 25489470 PMCID: PMC4256080 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02590c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We report the regioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinolones from aliphatic alkenes and O-pivaloyl benzhydroxamic acids mediated by a Rh(III) precatalyst bearing sterically bulky substituents. While the prototypical Cp* ligand provides product with low selectivity, sterically bulky Cpt affords product with excellent regioselectivity for a range of benzhydroxamic acids and alkenes. Crystallographic evidence offers insight as to the source of the increased regioselectivity.
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- Todd K. Hyster
- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , USA .
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Hyster TK, Farwell CC, Buller AR, McIntosh JA, Arnold FH. Enzyme-controlled nitrogen-atom transfer enables regiodivergent C-H amination. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:15505-8. [PMID: 25325618 PMCID: PMC4227740 DOI: 10.1021/ja509308v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that variants of cytochrome P450BM3 (CYP102A1) catalyze the insertion of nitrogen species into benzylic C-H bonds to form new C-N bonds. An outstanding challenge in the field of C-H amination is catalyst-controlled regioselectivity. Here, we report two engineered variants of P450BM3 that provide divergent regioselectivity for C-H amination-one favoring amination of benzylic C-H bonds and the other favoring homo-benzylic C-H bonds. The two variants provide nearly identical kinetic isotope effect values (2.8-3.0), suggesting that C-H abstraction is rate-limiting. The 2.66-Å crystal structure of the most active enzyme suggests that the engineered active site can preorganize the substrate for reactivity. We hypothesize that the enzyme controls regioselectivity through localization of a single C-H bond close to the iron nitrenoid.
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- Todd K. Hyster
- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering 210-41, California
Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering 210-41, California
Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering 210-41, California
Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering 210-41, California
Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering 210-41, California
Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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