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Widely applicable background depletion step enables transaminase evolution through solid-phase screening
Planchestainer, Matteo,Hegarty, Eimear,Heckmann, Christian M.,Gourlay, Louise J.,Paradisi, Francesca
, p. 5952 - 5958 (2019/06/19)
Directed evolution of transaminases is a widespread technique in the development of highly sought-after biocatalysts for industrial applications. This process, however, is challenged by the limited availability of effective high-throughput protocols to evaluate mutant libraries. Here we report a rapid, reliable, and widely applicable background depletion method for solid-phase screening of transaminase variants, which was successfully applied to a transaminase from Halomonas elongata (HEWT), evolved through rounds of random mutagenesis towards a series of diverse prochiral ketones. This approach enabled the identification of transaminase variants in viable cells with significantly improved activity towards para-substituted acetophenones (up to 60-fold), as well as tetrahydrothiophen-3-one and related substrates. Rationalisation of the mutants was assisted by determination of the high-resolution wild-type HEWT crystal structure presented herein.
PROCESS FOR THE EFFICIENT PREPARATION OF 3-HYDROXY PYRROLIDINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
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The present invention relates to an effective process for the preparation of 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or derivatives thereof. The process comprises (a) protecting a hydroxyl group of 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid, (b) reducing an ester group of the compound obtained from the step (a) to obtain a corresponding alcohol compound, (c) reacting the compound obtained from the step (b) with sulfonyl halide to produce a corresponding sulfonate compound, (d) reacting the compound obtained from the step (c) with an amine to obtain 3-hydroxy-protected pyrrolidine compound, and (e) deprotecting the compound obtained from the step (d) to produce the targeted 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or derivatives thereof. The process provides 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or derivatives thereof with high optical purity, because optical purity of the starting material is substantially retained. In the process, each of the steps is carried out in a mild condition and does not require any special purification. This means that the process is useful and adequate for industrial mass production of 3-hydroxypyrrolidine and derivatives thereof having high optical purity.
SOFT ANTICHOLINERGIC ESTERS
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Soft anticholinergic esters of the formulas: wherein R1 and R2 are both phenyl or one of R1 and R2 is phenyl and the other is cyclopentyl; R is C1-C8 alkyl, straight or branched chain; and X- is an anion with a single negative charge; and wherein each asterisk marks a chiral center; said compound having the R, S or RS stereoisomeric configuration at each chiral center unless specified otherwise, or being a mixture thereof.