- Simultaneous Preparation of (S)-2-Aminobutane and d -Alanine or d -Homoalanine via Biocatalytic Transamination at High Substrate Concentration
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(S)-2-Aminobutane, d-alanine, and d-homoalanine are important intermediates for the production of various active pharmaceutical ingredients and food additives. The preparation of these small chiral amine or amino acids with high water solubility still demands searching for efficient methods. In this work, we identified an ω-transaminase (ω-TA) from Sinirhodobacter hungdaonensis (ShdTA) that catalyzed the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutane at a concentration of 800 mM using pyruvate as the amino acceptor, leading to the simultaneous isolation of enantiopure (S)-2-aminobutane and d-alanine in 46% and 90% yield, respectively. In addition, (S)-2-aminobutane (98% ee) and d-homoalanine (99% ee) were isolated in 45% and 93% yield, respectively, in the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutane at a concentration of 400 mM coupled with deamination of l-threonine by threonine deaminase. We thus developed a biocatalytic process for the practical synthesis of these valuable small chiral amine and d-amino acids.
- Li, Jianjiong,Wang, Yingang,Wu, Qiaqing,Yao, Peiyuan,Yu, Shanshan,Zhu, Dunming
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supporting information
(2022/03/01)
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- Generation of Oxidoreductases with Dual Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Amine Dehydrogenase Activity
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The l-lysine-?-dehydrogenase (LysEDH) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus naturally catalyzes the oxidative deamination of the ?-amino group of l-lysine. We previously engineered this enzyme to create amine dehydrogenase (AmDH) variants that possess a new hydrophobic cavity in their active site such that aromatic ketones can bind and be converted into α-chiral amines with excellent enantioselectivity. We also recently observed that LysEDH was capable of reducing aromatic aldehydes into primary alcohols. Herein, we harnessed the promiscuous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity of LysEDH to create new variants that exhibited enhanced catalytic activity for the reduction of substituted benzaldehydes and arylaliphatic aldehydes to primary alcohols. Notably, these novel engineered dehydrogenases also catalyzed the reductive amination of a variety of aldehydes and ketones with excellent enantioselectivity, thus exhibiting a dual AmDH/ADH activity. We envisioned that the catalytic bi-functionality of these enzymes could be applied for the direct conversion of alcohols into amines. As a proof-of-principle, we performed an unprecedented one-pot “hydrogen-borrowing” cascade to convert benzyl alcohol to benzylamine using a single enzyme. Conducting the same biocatalytic cascade in the presence of cofactor recycling enzymes (i.e., NADH-oxidase and formate dehydrogenase) increased the reaction yields. In summary, this work provides the first examples of enzymes showing “alcohol aminase” activity.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Schilder, Don,Masman, Marcelo F.,Knaus, Tanja,Mutti, Francesco G.
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supporting information
p. 3315 - 3325
(2020/12/11)
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- Parallel interconnected kinetic asymmetric transformation (PIKAT) with an immobilized ω-transaminase in neat organic solvent
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Comprising approximately 40% of the commercially available optically active drugs, α-chiral amines are pivotal for pharmaceutical manufacture. In this context, the enzymatic asymmetric amination of ketones represents a more sustainable alternative than traditional chemical procedures for chiral amine synthesis. Notable advantages are higher atom-economy and selectivity, shorter synthesis routes, milder reaction conditions and the elimination of toxic catalysts. A parallel interconnected kinetic asymmetric transformation (PIKAT) is a cascade in which one or two enzymes use the same cofactor to convert two reagents into more useful products. Herein, we describe a PIKAT catalyzed by an immobilized ω-transaminase (ωTA) in neat toluene, which concurrently combines an asymmetric transamination of a ketone with an anti-parallel kinetic resolution of an amine racemate. The applicability of the PIKAT was tested on a set of prochiral ketones and racemic α-chiral amines in a 1:2 molar ratio, which yielded elevated conversions (up to >99%) and enantiomeric excess (ee, up to >99%) for the desired products. The progress of the conversion and ee was also monitored in a selected case. This is the first report of a PIKAT using an immobilized ωTA in a non-aqueous environment.
- B?hmer, Wesley,Koenekoop, Lucien,Mutti, Francesco G.,Simon, Timothée
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- Ruthenium Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination of Simple Aliphatic Ketones Using Ammonium Iodide and Hydrogen
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The direct conversion of ketones into chiral primary amines is a key transformation in chemistry. Here, we present a ruthenium catalyzed asymmetric reductive amination (ARA) of purely aliphatic ketones with good yields and moderate enantioselectivity: up to 99 percent yield and 74 percent ee. The strategy involves [Ru(PPh3)3H(CO)Cl] in combination with the ligand (S,S)-f-binaphane as the catalyst, NH4I as the amine source and H2 as the reductant. This is a straightforward and user-friendly process to access industrially relevant chiral aliphatic primary amines. Although the enantioselectivity with this approach is only moderate, to the extent of our knowledge, the maximum ee of 74 percent achieved with this system is the highest reported till now apart from enzyme catalysis for the direct transformation of ketones into chiral aliphatic primary amines.
- Ernst, Martin,Ghosh, Tamal,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Schaub, Thomas
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supporting information
(2020/07/14)
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- Separate Sets of Mutations Enhance Activity and Substrate Scope of Amine Dehydrogenase
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Mutations were introduced into the leucine amine dehydrogenase (L-AmDH) derived from G. stearothermophilus leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH) with the goals of increased activity and expanded substrate acceptance. A triple variant (L-AmDH-TV) including D32A, F101S, and C290V showed an average of 2.5-fold higher activity toward aliphatic ketones and an 8.0 °C increase in melting temperature. L-AmDH-TV did not show significant changes in relative activity for different substrates. In contrast, L39A, L39G, A112G, and T133G in varied combinations added to L-AmDH-TV changed the shape of the substrate binding pocket. L-AmDH-TV was not active on ketones larger than 2-hexanone. L39A and L39G enabled activity for straight-chain ketones as large as 2-decanone and in combination with A112G enabled activity toward longer branched ketones including 5-methyl-2-octanone.
- Franklin, Robert D.,Mount, Conner J.,Bommarius, Bettina R.,Bommarius, Andreas S.
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p. 2436 - 2439
(2020/04/16)
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- Development of an engineered thermostable amine dehydrogenase for the synthesis of structurally diverse chiral amines
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Amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) are emerging as a class of attractive biocatalysts for synthesizing chiral amines via asymmetric reductive amination of ketones with inexpensive ammonia as an amino donor. However, the AmDHs developed to date exhibit limited substrate scope. Here, using directed evolution, we engineered a GkAmDH based on a thermostable phenylalanine dehydrogenase from Geobacillus kaustophilus. The newly developed AmDH is able to catalyze reductive amination of a diverse set of ketones and functionalized hydroxy ketones with ammonia or primary amines with up to >99% conversion, thus accessing structurally diverse chiral primary and secondary amines and chiral vicinal amino alcohols, with excellent enantioselectivity (up to >99% ee) and releasing water as the sole by-product.
- Chen, Fei-Fei,Chen, Qi,Liu, Lei,Wang, Dong-Hao,Wang, Zhi-Long,Xu, Jian-He,Zhang, Zhi-Jun,Zheng, Gao-Wei
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p. 2353 - 2358
(2020/05/13)
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- Deracemization of Racemic Amines to Enantiopure (R)- and (S)-amines by Biocatalytic Cascade Employing ω-Transaminase and Amine Dehydrogenase
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A one-pot deracemization strategy for α-chiral amines is reported involving an enantioselective deamination to the corresponding ketone followed by a stereoselective amination by enantiocomplementary biocatalysts. Notably, this cascade employing a ω-transaminase and amine dehydrogenase enabled the access to both (R)-and (S)-amine products, just by controlling the directions of the reactions catalyzed by them. A wide range of (R)-and (S)-amines was obtained with excellent conversions (>80 %) and enantiomeric excess (>99 % ee). Finally, preparative scale syntheses led to obtain enantiopure (R)- and (S)-13 with the isolated yields of 53 and 75 %, respectively.
- Yoon, Sanghan,Patil, Mahesh D.,Sarak, Sharad,Jeon, Hyunwoo,Kim, Geon-Hee,Khobragade, Taresh P.,Sung, Sihyong,Yun, Hyungdon
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p. 1898 - 1902
(2019/02/27)
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- Efficient synthesis of enantiopure amines from alcohols using resting: E. coli cells and ammonia
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α-Chiral amines are pivotal building blocks for chemical manufacturing. Stereoselective amination of alcohols is receiving increased interest due to its higher atom-efficiency and overall improved environmental footprint compared with other chemocatalytic and biocatalytic methods. We previously developed a hydrogen-borrowing amination by combining an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) with an amine dehydrogenase (AmDH) in vitro. Herein, we implemented the ADH-AmDH bioamination in resting Escherichia coli cells for the first time. Different genetic constructs were created and tested in order to obtain balanced expression levels of the dehydrogenase enzymes in E. coli. Using the optimized constructs, the influence of several parameters towards the productivity of the system were investigated such as the intracellular NAD+/NADH redox balance, the cell loading, the survival rate of recombinant E. coli cells, the possible toxicity of the components of the reaction at different concentrations and the influence of different substrates and cosolvents. In particular, the cofactor redox-balance for the bioamination was maintained by the addition of moderate and precise amounts of glucose. Higher concentrations of certain amine products resulted in toxicity and cell death, which could be alleviated by the addition of a co-solvent. Notably, amine formation was consistent using several independently grown E. coli batches. The optimized E. coli/ADH-AmDH strains produced enantiopure amines from the alcohols with up to 80% conversion and a molar productivity up to 15 mM. Practical applicability was demonstrated in a gram-scale biotransformation. In summary, the present E. coli-ADH-AmDH system represents an important advancement towards the development of 'green', efficient and selective biocatalytic processes for the amination of alcohols.
- Houwman, Joseline A.,Knaus, Tanja,Costa, Magda,Mutti, Francesco G.
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supporting information
p. 3846 - 3857
(2019/07/31)
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- Mechanistic Insight into the Catalytic Promiscuity of Amine Dehydrogenases: Asymmetric Synthesis of Secondary and Primary Amines
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Biocatalytic asymmetric amination of ketones, by using amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) or transaminases, is an efficient method for the synthesis of α-chiral primary amines. A major challenge is to extend amination to the synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines. Herein, for the first time, it is shown that AmDHs are capable of accepting other amine donors, thus giving access to enantioenriched secondary amines with conversions up to 43 %. Surprisingly, in several cases, the promiscuous formation of enantiopure primary amines, along with the expected secondary amines, was observed. By conducting practical laboratory experiments and computational experiments, it is proposed that the promiscuous formation of primary amines along with secondary amines is due to an unprecedented nicotinamide (NAD)-dependent formal transamination catalysed by AmDHs. In nature, this type of mechanism is commonly performed by pyridoxal 5′-phosphate aminotransferase and not by dehydrogenases. Finally, a catalytic pathway that rationalises the promiscuous NAD-dependent formal transamination activity and explains the formation of the observed mixture of products is proposed. This work increases the understanding of the catalytic mechanism of NAD-dependent aminating enzymes, such as AmDHs, and will aid further research into the rational engineering of oxidoreductases for the synthesis of α-chiral secondary and tertiary amines.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Masman, Marcelo F.,B?hmer, Wesley,Knaus, Tanja,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 800 - 812
(2019/02/20)
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- Reshaping the Active Pocket of Amine Dehydrogenases for Asymmetric Synthesis of Bulky Aliphatic Amines
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The asymmetric reductive amination of ketones with ammonia using engineered amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) is a particularly attractive and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of chiral amines. However, one major challenge for these engineered AmDHs is their limited range of accepted substrates. Herein, several engineered AmDHs were developed through the evolution of naturally occurring leucine dehydrogenases, which displayed good amination activity toward aliphatic ketones but restricted catalytic scope for short-chain substrates. Computational analysis helped identify two residues, located at the distal end of the substrate-binding cavity, that generate steric hindrance and prevent the binding of bulky aliphatic ketones. By fine-tuning these two key hotspots, the resulting AmDH mutants are able to accept previously inaccessible bulky substrates. More importantly, the mutations were also proved applicable for expanding the substrate scope of other homologous AmDHs with sequence identities as low as 70%, indicating a broad effect on the development of AmDHs and the synthesis of structurally diverse chiral amines.
- Chen, Fei-Fei,Zheng, Gao-Wei,Liu, Lei,Li, Hao,Chen, Qi,Li, Fu-Long,Li, Chun-Xiu,Xu, Jian-He
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p. 2622 - 2628
(2018/03/13)
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- Optimization of 2-alkoxyacetates as acylating agent for enzymatic kinetic resolution of chiral amines
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In this study, the activity of acetic acid esters modified with electron withdrawing 2-alkoxy-groups was investigated as acylating agent in kinetic resolution (KR) of racemic amines. A homologous series of the isopropyl esters of four 2-alkoxyacetic acids (2-methoxy-, 2-ethoxy-, 2-propoxy- and 2-butoxyacetic acids) were prepared and investigated for enantiomer selective N-acylation, catalyzed by lipase B from Candida antarctica, under batch and continuous-flow conditions. In the first set of experiments, isopropyl 2-propoxyacetate showed the highest effectivity with all of the four racemic amines [(±)-1-phenylethylamine, (±)-4-phenylbutan-2-amine, (±)-heptan-2-amine and (±)-1-methoxypropane-2-amine] in the set enabling excellent conversions (≥46%) and enantiomeric excess values (ee ≥ 99%) with each amines in continuous-flow mode KRs under the optimized reaction conditions. In a second set of experiments, KRs of five additional amines – being substituted derivatives of (±)-1-phenylethylamine – further demonstrated the usefulness of isopropyl 2-propoxyacetate – being the best acylating agent in the first set of KRs – in KRs leading to (R)-N-propoxyacetamides with high ee values (≥99.8%).
- Oláh, Márk,Kovács, Dániel,Katona, Gabriel,Hornyánszky, Gábor,Poppe, László
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p. 3663 - 3670
(2018/06/04)
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- Co-immobilized Whole Cells with ω-Transaminase and Ketoreductase Activities for Continuous-Flow Cascade Reactions
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An improved sol–gel process involving the use of hollow silica microspheres as a supporting additive was applied for the co-immobilization of whole cells of Escherichia coli with Chromobacterium violaceum ω-transaminase activity and Lodderomyces elongisporus with ketoreductase activity. The co-immobilized cells with two different biocatalytic activities could perform a cascade of reactions to convert racemic 4-phenylbutan-2-amine or heptan-2-amine into a nearly equimolar mixture of the corresponding enantiomerically pure R amine and S alcohol even in continuous-flow mode. The novel co-immobilized whole-cell system proved to be an easy-to-store and durable biocatalyst.
- Nagy-Gy?r, László,Abaházi, Emese,Bódai, Viktória,Sátorhelyi, Péter,Erdélyi, Balázs,Balogh-Weiser, Diána,Paizs, Csaba,Hornyánszky, Gábor,Poppe, László
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(2018/09/10)
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- Amine dehydrogenases: Efficient biocatalysts for the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds
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Amines constitute the major targets for the production of a plethora of chemical compounds that have applications in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and bulk chemical industries. However, the asymmetric synthesis of α-chiral amines with elevated catalytic efficiency and atom economy is still a very challenging synthetic problem. Here, we investigated the biocatalytic reductive amination of carbonyl compounds employing a rising class of enzymes for amine synthesis: amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs). The three AmDHs from this study-operating in tandem with a formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii (Cb-FDH) for the recycling of the nicotinamide coenzyme-performed the efficient amination of a range of diverse aromatic and aliphatic ketones and aldehydes with up to quantitative conversion and elevated turnover numbers (TONs). Moreover, the reductive amination of prochiral ketones proceeded with perfect stereoselectivity, always affording the (R)-configured amines with more than 99% enantiomeric excess. The most suitable amine dehydrogenase, the optimised catalyst loading and the required reaction time were determined for each substrate. The biocatalytic reductive amination with this dual-enzyme system (AmDH-Cb-FDH) possesses elevated atom efficiency as it utilizes the ammonium formate buffer as the source of both nitrogen and reducing equivalents. Inorganic carbonate is the sole by-product.
- Knaus, Tanja,B?hmer, Wesley,Mutti, Francesco G.
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supporting information
p. 453 - 463
(2017/08/14)
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- In vitro biocatalytic pathway design: Orthogonal network for the quantitative and stereospecific amination of alcohols
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The direct and efficient conversion of alcohols into amines is a pivotal transformation in chemistry. Here, we present an artificial, oxidation-reduction, biocatalytic network that employs five enzymes (alcohol dehydrogenase, NADP-oxidase, catalase, amine dehydrogenase and formate dehydrogenase) in two concurrent and orthogonal cycles. The NADP-dependent oxidative cycle converts a diverse range of aromatic and aliphatic alcohol substrates to the carbonyl compound intermediates, whereas the NAD-dependent reductive aminating cycle generates the related amine products with >99% enantiomeric excess (R) and up to >99% conversion. The elevated conversions stem from the favorable thermodynamic equilibrium (K′eq = 1.88 × 1042 and 1.48 × 1041 for the amination of primary and secondary alcohols, respectively). This biocatalytic network possesses elevated atom efficiency, since the reaction buffer (ammonium formate) is both the aminating agent and the source of reducing equivalents. Additionally, only dioxygen is needed, whereas water and carbonate are the by-products. For the oxidative step, we have employed three variants of the NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus and we have elucidated the origin of the stereoselective properties of these variants with the aid of in silico computational models.
- Knaus, Tanja,Cariati, Luca,Masman, Marcelo F,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 8313 - 8325
(2017/10/19)
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- Asymmetric catalysis of the carbonyl-amine condensation: Kinetic resolution of primary amines
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A Br?nsted acid catalyzed kinetic resolution of primary amines is described that is based on the condensation between an amine and a carbonyl compound. 1,3-Diketones react with racemic α-branched amines to furnish the corresponding enantioenriched enaminone and recovered starting material. Good to excellent enantioselectivity was observed with both aromatic and aliphatic primary amines. This process represents the first small-molecule catalyzed kinetic resolution of aliphatic amines.
- Das, Sayantani,Majumdar, Nilanjana,De, Chandra Kanta,Kundu, Dipti Sankar,Dohring, Arno,Garczynski, Anika,List, Benjamin
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p. 1357 - 1359
(2017/02/10)
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- Two-Enzyme Hydrogen-Borrowing Amination of Alcohols Enabled by a Cofactor-Switched Alcohol Dehydrogenase
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The NADPH-dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus (TeSADH), displaying broad substrate specificity and low enantioselectivity, was engineered to accept NADH as a cofactor. The engineered TeSADH showed a >10 000-fold switch from NADPH towards NADH compared to the wildtype enzyme. This TeSADH variant was applied to a biocatalytic hydrogen-borrowing system that employed catalytic amounts of NAD+, ammonia, and an amine dehydrogenase, which thereby enabled the conversion a range of alcohols into chiral amines.
- Thompson, Matthew P.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 3833 - 3836
(2017/09/25)
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- Nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having aminotransferase activity, vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid
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A method for efficiently producing an optically active amino compound useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical preparations, agricultural chemicals, or the like, from a ketone compound is provided. Specifically, a polypeptide having high resistance to a water-soluble organic solvent and novel transaminase activity for generating (S)-1-benzyl-3-pyrrolidinone with high optical purity of 93% or more, a gene encoding the same, and a transformant expressing the gene at a high level are also provided herein.
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- A Single Lipase-Catalysed One-Pot Protocol Combining Aminolysis Resolution and Aza-Michael Addition: An Easy and Efficient Way to Synthesise β-Amino Acid Esters
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A novel one-pot protocol combining aza-Michael addition and aminolysis resolution was developed to obtain chiral β-amino acid esters with lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) as the only catalyst. This method is conducted under mild reaction conditions and is very easy to handle. After a series of detailed optimization studies, ten racemic aromatic or aliphatic amines were subjected to this one-pot procedure, and twelve chiral β-amino acid esters and ten chiral amides were successfully synthesised with excellent ee values in theoretical yields. Scaled-up procedures also worked without apparent reduction in reaction rate or enantioselectivity, which makes this method suitable for large-scale production of chiral β-amino acid esters. A one-pot protocol for simultaneous synthesis of chiral β-amino acid esters and amides was developed by combining single lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) catalysed aza-Michael addition and aminolysis resolution. This method requires mild reaction conditions and is very easy to handle. Chiral β-amino acid esters and chiral amides were obtained with excellent ee values and in theoretical yields.
- Xu, Fan,Wu, Qiongsi,Chen, Xiaoyang,Lin, Xianfu,Wu, Qi
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p. 5393 - 5401
(2015/08/24)
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- Conversion of alcohols to enantiopure amines through dual-enzyme hydrogen-borrowing cascades
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α-Chiral amines are key intermediates for the synthesis of a plethora of chemical compounds at industrial scale. We present a biocatalytic hydrogen-borrowing amination of primary and secondary alcohols that allows for the efficient and environmentally benign production of enantiopure amines. The method relies on a combination of two enzymes: an alcohol dehydrogenase (from Aromatoleum sp., Lactobacillus sp., or Bacillus sp.) operating in tandem with an amine dehydrogenase (engineered from Bacillus sp.) to aminate a structurally diverse range of aromatic and aliphatic alcohols, yielding up to 96% conversion and 99% enantiomeric excess. Primary alcohols were aminated with high conversion (up to 99%). This redox self-sufficient cascade possesses high atom efficiency, sourcing nitrogen from ammonium and generating water as the sole by-product.
- Mutti, Francesco G.,Knaus, Tanja,Scrutton, Nigel S.,Breuer, Michael,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 1525 - 1529
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- Nickel nanoparticles as racemization catalysts for primary amines
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By combining bases that are known to racemize benzylic amines with a nickel(II) salt, active nickel nanoparticles were obtained that can be used as catalysts in the racemization of both aliphatic and benzylic primary amines. The nanoparticles are stable in the ionic liquid tetrabutylammonium bromide and can complete most racemizations within a few hours with excellent selectivity. The problem of the incompatibility of the strongly reducing racemization catalyst and the enzymatic amine resolution catalyst was overcome by using a two-pot system with a biphasic racemization step. Consecutive contact of a nonane layer that contained the amine with the acylating enzyme and with the racemizing Ni nanoparticles in the ionic liquid allowed the 50 % amide yield limit of a kinetic resolution to be successfully surpassed. Copyright
- Geukens, Inge,Plessers, Eva,Seo, Jin Won,De Vos, Dirk E.
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p. 2623 - 2628
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- N-octanoyldimethylglycine trifluoroethyl ester, an acyl donor leading to highly enantioselective protease-catalysed kinetic resolution of amines
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The use of N-octanoyldimethylglycine trifluoroethyl ester as acyl donor in the kinetic resolution of aliphatic amines catalysed by proteases led to enantiomeric ratios >200 in most cases. The resolutions mediated by Protex 6L were shown to be much faster
- Queyroy, Severine,Vanthuyne, Nicolas,Gastaldi, Stephane,Bertrand, Michele P.,Gil, Gerard
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p. 1759 - 1764
(2012/08/08)
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- Cyclohexylamine oxidase as a useful biocatalyst for the kinetic resolution and dereacemization of amines
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The biocatalytic performance of a cloned cyclohexylamine oxidase derived from Brevibacterium oxydans IH-35A towards structurally different amines was investigated. Cycloalkyl primary amines, alkyl aryl amines, and α-carbon-substituted aliphatic amines were identified as suitable substrates for the biocatalyst based on an activity assay. Kinetic resolutions of several amines by either recombinant whole cells or crude enzyme extracts prepared therefrom gave enantiomerically pure (R)-amines besides the corresponding ketones. When cyclohexylamine oxidase in combination with a borane-ammonia complex as reducing agent was applied to the deracemization of several substrates, excellent enantiomeric ratios (>99:1) and good isolated yields (62%-75%) of the corresponding (R)-amines were obtained.
- Leisch, Hannes,Grosse, Stephan,Iwaki, Hiroaki,Hasegawa, Yoshie,Lau, Peter C.K.
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experimental part
p. 39 - 45
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- Enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of enantiomerically pure aliphatic, aromatic and arylaliphatic amines with (R)-selective amine transaminases
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Seven (R)-selective amine transaminases (R-ATAs) recently discovered by an in silico-based approach in sequence databases were produced recombinantly in Escherichia coli and subjected to partial purification by ammonium sulfate precipitation. A range of additives and various buffers were investigated to identify best conditions to ensure good storage stability and stable activity during biocatalysis. All enzymes show pH optima between pH 7.5-9. These R-ATAs were then applied in the asymmetric synthesis of twelve aliphatic, aromatic and arylaliphatic (R)-amines starting from the corresponding prochiral ketones using a lactate dehydrogenase/glucose dehydrogenase system to shift the equilibrium. For all ketones, at least one enzyme was found that allows complete conversion to the corresponding chiral amine having excellent optical purities >99% ee. Variations in substrate profiles are also discussed based on the phylogenetic relationships between the seven R-ATAs. Thus, we have identified a versatile toolbox of (R)-amine transaminases showing remarkable properties for application in biocatalysis. Copyright
- Schaetzle, Sebastian,Steffen-Munsberg, Fabian,Thontowi, Ahmad,Hoehne, Matthias,Robins, Karen,Bornscheuer, Uwe T.
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experimental part
p. 2439 - 2445
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- Asymmetric intermolecular hydroamination of unactivated alkenes with simple amines
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A hard nut to crack: The asymmetric intermolecular Markovnikov addition of simple amines to unactivated alkenes can be achieved utilizing binaphtholate rare-earth-metal catalysts with up to 61% ee and 73% de in the case where R 2 contains a stereogenic center.
- Reznichenko, Alexander L.,Nguyen, Hiep N.,Hultzsch, Kai C.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 8984 - 8987
(2011/02/21)
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- Efficient enzymatic kinetic resolution of 2-heptylamine with a highly active acyl donor
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Novozyme435 facilitated kinetic resolution of 2-heptylamine was here presented. Methyl methoxyacetate was used as acyl donor. A survey of influencing factors including hydrogen bonding effect, solvent effect, steric effect, temperature and the amount of acyl donor were investigated in detail. At the optimum conditions, the enantiomeric separation was successfully obtained within 8 h at 20 °C, and gave high conversion and optical purity of (R)-2-heptylamine, 48.9% and over 99% respectively. The immobilized lipase B was found to be suitable for the enantiomeric separation of aliphatic amines with good recyclability.
- Sun, Jian-Hua,Dai, Rong-Ji,Meng, Wei-Wei,Deng, Yu-Lin
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experimental part
p. 987 - 991
(2010/11/16)
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- N-Acyl glycinates as acyl donors in serine protease-catalyzed kinetic resolution of amines. Improvement of selectivity and reaction rate
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Enzymatic kinetic resolution of aliphatic and benzylic amines leading to (S)-amides was achieved by using alkaline protease as the catalyst and N-octanoyl glycine trifluoroethyl ester as the acyl donor; enantioselectivity ranged between 4 to 244, while reaction times were dramatically shortened and ranged between 15 min to 6 h. The 2008 Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Nechab, Malek,El Blidi, Lahssen,Vanthuyne, Nicolas,Gastaldi, Stephane,Bertrand, Michele P.,Gil, Gerard
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supporting information; scheme or table
p. 3917 - 3920
(2009/06/28)
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- Fully enzymatic resolution of chiral amines: Acylation and deacylation in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase B
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A fully enzymatic methodology for the resolution of chiral amines has been demonstrated. Candida antarctica lipase B (CaLB)-catalyzed acylation with N-methyl-and N-phenylglycine, as well as analogues having the general formula R1-X-CH2CO2R2 (R1 = Me, Ph; X = O, S) afforded the corresponding enantioenriched amides, which were subsequently enzymatically hydrolyzed. Surprisingly, CaLB also proved to be the catalyst of choice for this latter step. The heteroatom in the acyl donor profoundly influences both the enzymatic acylation and deacylation; the O-substituted reagents performed best with regard to enantioselectivity as well as reaction rate in synthesis and hydrolysis.
- Ismail, Hilda,Lau, Rute Madeira,Van Rantwijk, Fred,Sheldon, Roger A.
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experimental part
p. 1511 - 1516
(2009/08/07)
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- Enantioselective benzoylation of racemic amines using chiral benzimidazolide as a benzoylating agent
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Enantioselective acylation/kinetic resolution of racemic amines has been achieved by using a chiral benzimidazolide, namely, (S)-1-benzoyl-2-(α-acetoxyethyl)benzimidazole 2. This nonenzymatic acylating reagent requires mild reaction conditions and proceeds with good enantioselectivity.
- Karnik, Anil V.,Kamath, Suchitra S.
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- Highly selective enzymatic kinetic resolution of primary amines at 80°C: A comparative study of carboxylic acids and their ethyl esters as acyl donors
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Optimization of the kinetic resolution of 2-amino-4-phenyl-butane was achieved at 80°C using CAL-B-catalyzed aminolysis of carboxylic acids and their ethyl esters. The reactions carried out with long chain esters and the corresponding acids as acyl donors proceeded with remarkably high enantioselectivity. The use of carboxylic acids as acylating agents led to a marked acceleration of the reaction rate compared to their ester counterparts. Laurie acid led to enantiomeric excesses superior to 99.5% for both the remaining amine and the corresponding lauramide at 50% conversion (reached in 3 h). These optimized conditions were applied to the resolution of a series of aliphatic and benzylic amines.
- Nechab, Malek,Azzi, Nadia,Vanthuyne, Nicolas,Bertrand, Michele,Gastaldi, Stephane,Gil, Gerard
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p. 6918 - 6923
(2008/02/11)
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- Resolution of chiral aliphatic and arylalkyl amines using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase and isolation of their R- and S-enantiomers
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The resolution of chiral aliphatic and arylalkyl amines in high enantiomeric excess (up to 97.5% ee for the R-enantiomers and up to 99.9% ee for the S-enantiomers) and good yield (50-80%) using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase and ethyl acetate as acyl donor has been demonstrated. A second resolution on the Ramine increased the enantiomeric excess to more than 99.5% (up to 99.9%).
- Davis,Durden
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p. 569 - 578
(2007/10/03)
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- Candida antarctica lipase-catalyzed doubly enantioselective aminolysis reactions. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of 3-hydroxypyrrolidines and 4-(silyloxy)-2-oxopyrrolidines with two stereogenic centers
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Aminolyses of racemic and prochiral 3-hydroxyesters with racemic amines are effectively catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase. In these processes, the simultaneous resolution of the ester and the amine, or the corresponding asymmetrization-resolution, takes place. In all cases, the high enantioselectivity shown by the lipase toward all the reactants allows the preparation of enantiopure 3-hydroxyamides with very high diastereomeric ratios. These 3-hydroxyamides are used as starting materials in the synthesis of 3-hydroxy-and 2-oxopyrrolidines, both containing two stereogenic centers in their structures.
- Sanchez, Victor M.,Rebolledo, Francisca,Gotor, Vicente
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p. 1464 - 1470
(2007/10/03)
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- Aliphatic propargylamines as cellular rescue agents
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The present invention relates to the use of a group of propargylamines of the general formula (I) STR1 wherein R1 is hydrogen or CH3 and R2 is (CH2)n CH3 and n is an integer from 0 to 16, and salts thereof, as cellular rescue agents in the treatment and prevention of diseases in which cell death occurs by apoptosis. Some of the compounds of formula I are novel. The invention is also directed to the use of these compounds in the treatment of these diseases, as well as to processes for the preparation of the compounds.
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- Enantioselective Synthesis of Primary Amines via Grignard Additions to Stereogenic N-(α-Phenyl-β-(benzyloxy)ethyl)nitrones
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Addition of a wide range of Grignard to C-aryl- and C-alkyl-N-(α-phenyl-β-(benzyloxy)ethyl)nitrones (4-7) occurred with high diastereoselectivity (90:10 to 97:3 ratios) and good yields (56 - 97percent).Notable exceptions are allyl- and (o-methoxyphenyl)magnesium bromides (low selectivity but satisfactory yields) and isopropyl- and tert-butylmagnesium chlorides (high selectivity but 33 - 34percent yields) with C-phenylnitrone 4.The relative stereochemistry of hydroxylamine adducts 8a,b (from reaction of 4 with CH3MgBr) and 19a,b (from C-pentylnitrone 7 with MeMgBr) was provenby various correlations and/or by degradation to enantiomerically enriched amines.The other stereochemical assignments are based upon 1H NMR spectral and polarity correlations and/or by analogy to the two proven cases.The configuration of the major product can be rationalized by assuming that the Grignard reagents attack the nitrone face opposite to the pseudoequatorial N-(α-phenyl) group in a six-membered magnesium chelate (27 -> 28). 1H NMR spectral evidence indicates that a 1:1 complex of nitrone 4 and magnesium bromide exists in a chelated structure (29B) in CD2Cl2.Enantioselective syntheses of (S)-α-phenylethylamine (94percent ee) and (S)-2-heptylamine (82percent ee) were accomplished in five steps (33-39percent overall yields) from optically pure (S)-nitrones 4 and 7.
- Chang, Zen-Yu,Coates, Robert M.
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p. 3475 - 3483
(2007/10/02)
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