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Pecchini P, Fochi M, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G, Bernardi L. Enantioselective organocatalytic strategies to access noncanonical α-amino acids. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5832-5868. [PMID: 38665517 PMCID: PMC11041364 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01081g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis has evolved over the years and continues to attract the interest of many researchers worldwide. Enantiopure noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) are valuable building blocks in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology. They are employed in the elaboration of peptides and proteins with enhanced activities and/or improved properties compared to their natural counterparts, as chiral catalysts, in chiral ligand design, and as chiral building blocks for asymmetric syntheses of complex molecules, including natural products. The linkage of ncAA synthesis and enantioselective organocatalysis, the subject of this perspective, tries to imitate the natural biosynthetic process. Herein, we present contemporary and earlier developments in the field of organocatalytic activation of simple feedstock materials, providing potential ncAAs with diverse side chains, unique three-dimensional structures, and a high degree of functionality. These asymmetric organocatalytic strategies, useful for forging a wide range of C-C, C-H, and C-N bonds and/or combinations thereof, vary from classical name reactions, such as Ugi, Strecker, and Mannich reactions, to the most advanced concepts such as deracemisation, transamination, and carbene N-H insertion. Concurrently, we present some interesting mechanistic studies/models, providing information on the chirality transfer process. Finally, this perspective highlights, through the diversity of the amino acids (AAs) not selected by nature for protein incorporation, the most generic modes of activation, induction, and reactivity commonly used, such as chiral enamine, hydrogen bonding, Brønsted acids/bases, and phase-transfer organocatalysis, reflecting their increasingly important role in organic and applied chemistry.
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- Pietro Pecchini
- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino PU Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino PU Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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Chen Q, Wang J, Zhang S, Chen X, Hao J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Discovery and directed evolution of C-C bond formation enzymes for the biosynthesis of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids and derivatives. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024:1-20. [PMID: 38566472 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2024.2332295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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β-Hydroxy-α-amino acids (β-HAAs) have extensive applications in the pharmaceutical, chemical synthesis, and food industries. The development of synthetic methodologies aimed at producing optically pure β-HAAs has been driven by practical applications. Among the various synthetic methods, biocatalytic asymmetric synthesis is considered a sustainable approach due to its capacity to generate two stereogenic centers from simple prochiral precursors in a single step. Therefore, extensive efforts have been made in recent years to search for effective enzymes which enable such biotransformation. This review provides an overview on the discovery and engineering of C-C bond formation enzymes for the biocatalytic synthesis of β-HAAs. We highlight examples where the use of threonine aldolases, threonine transaldolases, serine hydroxymethyltransferases, α-methylserine aldolases, α-methylserine hydroxymethyltransferases, and engineered alanine racemases facilitated the synthesis of β-HAAs. Additionally, we discuss the potential future advancements and persistent obstacles in the enzymatic synthesis of β-HAAs.
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- Qijia Chen
- College of Food Science and Biology, University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- College of Food Science and Biology, University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- College of Food Science and Biology, University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- College of Food Science and Biology, University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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Wen W, Guo QX. Chiral Aldehyde Catalysis-Enabled Asymmetric α-Functionalization of Activated Primary Amines. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:776-794. [PMID: 38381559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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ConspectusThe development of catalytic activation modes provides a reliable and effective platform for designing new enantioselective reactions and preparing chiral molecules with diverse structures. Chiral aldehyde catalysis is an attractive concept in asymmetric catalysis, which utilizes a chiral aldehyde catalyst to promote the asymmetric hydroamination of allylic amines, the asymmetric α-functionalization of primary amines, or the asymmetric transamination of α-keto esters. Typically, the chiral aldehyde-catalyzed asymmetric α-functionalization of primary amines provides an efficient and straightforward method for the synthesis of α-functionalized chiral amines, which does not require any additional protection or deprotection manipulations of the amine group. However, achieving catalytic stereoselective transformations with high efficiency and enantioselectivity by this strategy has remained an intractable challenge.This Account summarizes our endeavors in the development and application of chiral aldehyde catalysis. Using a chiral aldehyde as a catalyst, we reported the catalytic asymmetric α-C alkylation of 2-aminomalonate with 3-indolylmethanol in 2014, which represents the first chiral aldehyde-catalyzed asymmetric α-functionalization of an activated primary amine. Subsequently, several axially chiral aldehyde catalysts were continuously prepared by using chiral BINOL as the starting material, and their applications in asymmetric synthesis were explored. On the one hand, they were used as organocatalysts to realize the various transformations of α-amino acid esters, such as asymmetric 1,4-addition toward conjugated enones/α,β-unsaturated diesters and cyclic 1-azadienes as well as asymmetric α-arylation/allylation and benzylation with corresponding halohydrocarbons. Notably, taking advantage of the difference in the distribution of catalytic sites between two chiral aldehyde catalysts, we disclosed chiral aldehyde-catalyzed diastereodivergent 1,6-conjugated addition and Mannich reactions. On the other hand, the potential for the cooperative catalysis of a chiral aldehyde with a transition metal has also been demonstrated. Enabled by the combination of a chiral aldehyde, a palladium complex, and a Lewis acid, the enantioselective α-allylation of amino acid esters with allyl alcohol esters was established. Moreover, the ternary catalytic system has been successfully used for the α-functionalization of amino acid esters with 1,3-dienes, allenes, allenylic alcohol esters, 1,3-disubstituted allyl alcohol esters, and arylmethanol esters as well as the asymmetric cascade Heck-alkylation reaction. The combination of a chiral aldehyde and nickel complex allows for the asymmetric α-propargylation of amino acid esters with propargylic alcohol esters and provides excellent enantioselectivities. These transformations provide a large library of optically active amines and amino acids. With those chiral amino acid esters as key building blocks, the synthesis or formal synthesis of multiple natural products and biologically significant unnatural molecules was accomplished. This includes the stereodivergent synthesis of natural pyrrolizidine alkaloid NP25302 and the formal synthesis of natural product (S)-hypoestestatin 1 and manzacidin C, clinical candidate compound (+)-AG-041R, and somatostatin mimetics. It is fully anticipated that chiral aldehyde catalysis will soon witness rapid expansion both in the development of novel asymmetric transformations and in innovative applications for constructing optically active nitrogen-containing molecules with significant values.
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- Wei Wen
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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ConspectusOne of the fundamental goals of chemists is to develop highly efficient methods for producing optically active compounds, given their wide range of applications in chemistry, pharmaceutical industry, chemical biology, and material science. Biomimetic asymmetric catalysis, which imitates the structures and functions of enzymes, has emerged as an extremely attractive strategy for producing chiral compounds. This field has drawn tremendous research interest and has led to various protocols for constructing complex molecular scaffolds. The Vitamin B6 family, including pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, and the corresponding phosphorylated derivatives, serves as the cofactors to catalyze more than 200 enzymatic functions, accounting for ∼4% of all enzyme activities. Although significant progress has been made in simulating the biological roles of vitamin B6 during the past several decades, its extraordinary catalytic power has not yet been successfully applied into asymmetric synthesis. In recent years, our group has been devoted to developing vitamin B6-based biomimetic asymmetric catalysis using chiral pyridoxals/pyridoxamines as catalysts. We are particularly interested in mimicking the processes of enzymatic transamination and biological aldol reaction of glycine, respectively, developing asymmetric biomimetic transamination and carbonyl catalysis enabled α-C-H transformation of primary amines. Using a chiral α,α-diarylprolinol-derived pyridoxal as the catalyst, we reported the first chiral pyridoxal catalyzed asymmetric transamination of α-keto acids in 2015. A significant breakthrough in biomimetic transamination was achieved by using an axially chiral biaryl pyridoxamine catalyst that bears a lateral amine side arm. The amine side arm acts as an intramolecular base, accelerating the transamination and proving highly effective for transamination of α-keto acids and α-keto amides. In addition, we discovered the catalytic power of chiral pyridoxals as carbonyl catalysts for asymmetric biomimetic Mannich/aldol reactions of glycinates. These chiral pyridoxals also enabled more α-C-H conversions of glycinates, such as asymmetric 1,4-addition toward α,β-unsaturated esters and asymmetric α-allylation with Morita-Baylis-Hillman acetates. Moreover, carbonyl catalysis can be further applied to highly challenging primary amines with inert α-C-H bonds, such as propargylamines and benzylamines, which represents a powerful strategy for direct asymmetric α-C-H functionalization of various primary amines without protection of the NH2 group. These biomimetic/bioinspired transformations provide efficient new protocols for the synthesis of chiral amines. Herein, we summarize our recent efforts on the development of the vitamin B6-based biomimetic asymmetric catalysis.
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- Xiao Xiao
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, P. R. China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, P. R. China
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Hirato Y, Goto M, Mizobuchi T, Muramatsu H, Tanigawa M, Nishimura K. Structure of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-bound D-threonine aldolase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2023; 79:31-37. [PMID: 36748339 PMCID: PMC9903138 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x23000304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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D-Threonine aldolase (DTA) is a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme which catalyzes the reversible aldol reaction of glycine with a corresponding aldehyde to yield the D-form β-hydroxy-α-amino acid. This study produced and investigated the crystal structure of DTA from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrDTA) at 1.85 Å resolution. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the crystal structure of eukaryotic DTA. Compared with the structure of bacterial DTA, CrDTA has a similar arrangement of active-site residues. On the other hand, we speculated that some non-conserved residues alter the affinity for substrates and inhibitors. The structure of CrDTA could provide insights into the structural framework for structure-guided protein engineering studies to modify reaction selectivity.
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- Yuki Hirato
- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Science Cluster, Research and Education Faculty, Kochi University, B200 Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Building No. 2, 1-5-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Building No. 2, 1-5-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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Improving the Cβ stereoselectivity of L-threonine aldolase for the preparation of L-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine, a powerful anti-Parkinson's disease drug. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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T211K substitution in Pseudomonas putida phenylserine aldolase improves catalytic efficiency towards l-threo-4-nitrophenylserine with reversed stereoselectivity. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rocha JF, Sousa SF, Cerqueira NMFSA. Computational Studies Devoted to the Catalytic Mechanism of Threonine Aldolase, a Critical Enzyme in the Pharmaceutical Industry to Synthesize β-Hydroxy-α-amino Acids. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Juliana F. Rocha
- Associate Laboratory i4HB − Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM─Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB − Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM─Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB − Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM─Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Zheng W, Pu Z, Xiao L, Xu G, Yang LR, Yu H, Wu J. Substrate access path-guided engineering of L-threonine aldolase for improving diastereoselectivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8258-8261. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02644a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The L-threonine aldolase from Leishmania major was engineered to improve diastereoselectivity by a CAST/ISM strategy, providing insights into the relationship between physico -chemical properties of substrate access path and diastereoselectivity....
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Biocatalysis has an enormous impact on chemical synthesis. The waves in which biocatalysis has developed, and in doing so changed our perception of what organic chemistry is, were reviewed 20 and 10 years ago. Here we review the consequences of these waves of development. Nowadays, hydrolases are widely used on an industrial scale for the benign synthesis of commodity and bulk chemicals and are fully developed. In addition, further enzyme classes are gaining ever increasing interest. Particularly, enzymes catalysing selective C-C-bond formation reactions and enzymes catalysing selective oxidation and reduction reactions are solving long-standing synthetic challenges in organic chemistry. Combined efforts from molecular biology, systems biology, organic chemistry and chemical engineering will establish a whole new toolbox for chemistry. Recent developments are critically reviewed.
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- Ulf Hanefeld
- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, The Netherlands.
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Fauziah Ma'ruf I, Sasaki Y, Kerbs A, Nießer J, Sato Y, Taniguchi H, Okano K, Kitani S, Restiawaty E, Akhmaloka, Honda K. Heterologous gene expression and characterization of two serine hydroxymethyltransferases from Thermoplasma acidophilum. Extremophiles 2021; 25:393-402. [PMID: 34196829 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-021-01238-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) and threonine aldolase are classified as fold type I pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzymes and engaged in glycine biosynthesis from serine and threonine, respectively. The acidothermophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum possesses two distinct SHMT genes, while there is no gene encoding threonine aldolase in its genome. In the present study, the two SHMT genes (Ta0811 and Ta1509) were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli and Thermococcus kodakarensis, respectively, and biochemical properties of their products were investigated. Ta1509 protein exhibited dual activities to catalyze tetrahydrofolate (THF)-dependent serine cleavage and THF-independent threonine cleavage, similar to other SHMTs reported to date. In contrast, the Ta0811 protein lacks amino acid residues involved in the THF-binding motif and catalyzes only the THF-independent cleavage of threonine. Kinetic analysis revealed that the threonine-cleavage activity of the Ta0811 protein was 3.5 times higher than the serine-cleavage activity of Ta1509 protein. In addition, mRNA expression of Ta0811 gene in T. acidophilum was approximately 20 times more abundant than that of Ta1509. These observations suggest that retroaldol cleavage of threonine, mediated by the Ta0811 protein, has a major role in glycine biosynthesis in T. acidophilum.
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- Ilma Fauziah Ma'ruf
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Biochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Genetics of Prokaryotes, Faculty of Biology and CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, 33617, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Institute of Bio and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425, Julich, Germany
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Chemical Engineering Process Design and Development Research Group, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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- Biochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Computer, Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta, 12220, Indonesia
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Park SH, Seo H, Seok J, Kim H, Kwon KK, Yeom SJ, Lee SG, Kim KJ. Cβ-Selective Aldol Addition of d-Threonine Aldolase by Spatial Constraint of Aldehyde Binding. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sung-Hyun Park
- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, KNU Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, KNU Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-ro 77, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Bioengineering, KRIBB School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, KNU Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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Zheng W, Yu H, Fang S, Chen K, Wang Z, Cheng X, Xu G, Yang L, Wu J. Directed Evolution of l-Threonine Aldolase for the Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Hydroxy-α-amino Acids. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Wenlong Zheng
- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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Zhao W, Yang B, Zha R, Zhang Z, Tang S, Pan Y, Qi N, Zhu L, Wang B. A recombinant L-threonine aldolase with high diastereoselectivity in the synthesis of L-threo-dihydroxyphenylserine. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zhong X, Zhong Z, Wu Z, Ye Z, Feng Y, Dong S, Liu X, Peng Q, Feng X. Chiral Lewis acid-bonded picolinaldehyde enables enantiodivergent carbonyl catalysis in the Mannich/condensation reaction of glycine ester. Chem Sci 2021; 12:4353-4360. [PMID: 34163698 PMCID: PMC8179594 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc07052a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A new strategy of asymmetric carbonyl catalysis via a chiral Lewis acid-bonded aldehyde has been developed for the direct Mannich/condensation cascade reaction of glycine ester with aromatic aldimines. The co-catalytic system of 2-picolinaldehyde and chiral YbIII-N,N'-dioxides was identified to be efficient under mild conditions, providing a series of trisubstituted imidazolidines in moderate to good yields with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Enantiodivergent synthesis was achieved via changing the sub-structures of the chiral ligands. The reaction could be carried out in a three-component version involving glycine ester, aldehydes, and anilines with equally good results. Based on control experiments, the X-ray crystal structure study and theoretical calculations, a possible dual-activation mechanism and stereo-control modes were provided to elucidate carbonyl catalysis and enantiodivergence.
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- Xia Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China http://www.scu.edu.cn/chem_asl/
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Hai Y, Chen M, Huang A, Tang Y. Biosynthesis of Mycotoxin Fusaric Acid and Application of a PLP-Dependent Enzyme for Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Substituted l-Pipecolic Acids. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19668-19677. [PMID: 33155797 PMCID: PMC8093010 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Fusaric acid (FA) is a well-known mycotoxin that plays an important role in plant pathology. The biosynthetic gene cluster for FA has been identified, but the biosynthetic pathway remains unclarified. Here, we elucidated the biosynthesis of FA, which features a two-enzyme catalytic cascade, a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme (Fub7), and a flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-dependent oxidase (Fub9) in synthesizing the picolinic acid scaffold. FA biosynthesis also involves an off-line collaboration between a highly reducing polyketide synthase (HRPKS, Fub1) and a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-like carboxylic acid reductase (Fub8) in making an aliphatic α,β-unsaturated aldehyde. By harnessing the stereoselective C-C bond-forming activity of Fub7, we established a chemoenzymatic route for stereoconvergent synthesis of a series of 5-alkyl-, 5,5-dialkyl-, and 5,5,6-trialkyl-l-pipecolic acids of high diastereomeric ratio.
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- Yang Hai
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Zheng W, Chen K, Wang Z, Cheng X, Xu G, Yang L, Wu J. Construction of a Highly Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction System with l-Threonine Aldolase by Computer-Assisted Rational Molecular Modification and Medium Engineering. Org Lett 2020; 22:5763-5767. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Wenlong Zheng
- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310011, China
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- Huadong Medicine Co Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310011, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Ocal N, L’enfant M, Charmantray F, Pollegioni L, Martin J, Auffray P, Collin J, Hecquet L. d-Serine as a Key Building Block: Enzymatic Process Development and Smart Applications within the Cascade Enzymatic Concept. Org Process Res Dev 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nazim Ocal
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Protéus by Seqens, 70 Allée Graham Belln, F-30035 Nîmes, France
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- Protéus by Seqens, 70 Allée Graham Belln, F-30035 Nîmes, France
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- Protéus by Seqens, 70 Allée Graham Belln, F-30035 Nîmes, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Song W, Chen X, Wu J, Xu J, Zhang W, Liu J, Chen J, Liu L. Biocatalytic derivatization of proteinogenic amino acids for fine chemicals. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 40:107496. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fesko K. Comparison of L-Threonine Aldolase Variants in the Aldol and Retro-Aldol Reactions. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:119. [PMID: 31192202 PMCID: PMC6546723 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Most of biochemical and mutagenesis studies performed with L-threonine aldolases were done with respect to natural activity, the cleavage of L-threonine and sometimes L-β-phenylserine. However, the properties of variants and the impact of mutations on the product synthesis are more interesting from an applications point of view. Here we performed site-directed mutagenesis of active site residues of L-threonine aldolase from Aeromonas jandaei to analyze their impact on the retro-aldol activity and on the aldol synthesis of L-β-phenylserine and L-α-alkyl-β-phenylserines. Consequently, reduced retro-aldol activity upon mutation of catalytically important residues led to increased conversions and diastereoselectivities in the synthetic direction. Thus, L-β-phenylserine can be produced with conversions up to 60% and d.e.‘s up to 80% (syn) under kinetic control. Furthermorem, the donor specificity of L-threonine aldolase was increased upon mutation of active site residues, which enlarged the pocket size for an efficient binding and stabilization of donor molecules in the active site. This study broadens the knowledge about L-threonine aldolase catalyzed reactions and improves the synthetic protocols for the biocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of unnatural amino acids.
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- Kateryna Fesko
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Chen Q, Chen X, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D, Ma Y. Improving and Inverting Cβ-Stereoselectivity of Threonine Aldolase via Substrate-Binding-Guided Mutagenesis and a Stepwise Visual Screening. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Qijia Chen
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Chen L, Luo MJ, Zhu F, Wen W, Guo QX. Combining Chiral Aldehyde Catalysis and Transition-Metal Catalysis for Enantioselective α-Allylic Alkylation of Amino Acid Esters. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:5159-5163. [PMID: 30896937 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A chiral aldehyde is rationally combined with a Lewis acid and a transition metal for the first time to form a triple catalytic system. This cocatalytic system exhibits good catalytic activation and stereoselective-control abilities in the asymmetric α-allylation reaction of N-unprotected amino acid esters and allyl acetates. Optically active α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids (α-AAs) are generated in good yields (up to 87%) and enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee). Preliminary mechanism investigation indicates that the chiral aldehyde 3f acts both as an organocatalyst to activate the amino acid ester via the formation of a Schiff base, and as a ligand to facilitate the nucleophilic attack process by coordinating with π-allyl Pd(II) species.
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- Lei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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Rocha JF, Pina AF, Sousa SF, Cerqueira NMFSA. PLP-dependent enzymes as important biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries: a structural and mechanistic perspective. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01210a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PLP-dependent enzymes described on this review are attractive targets for enzyme engineering towards their application in an industrial biotechnology framework.
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- Juliana F. Rocha
- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE
- BioSIM
- Departamento de Biomedicina
- Faculdade de Medicina
- Universidade do Porto
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE
- BioSIM
- Departamento de Biomedicina
- Faculdade de Medicina
- Universidade do Porto
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE
- BioSIM
- Departamento de Biomedicina
- Faculdade de Medicina
- Universidade do Porto
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Progress in using threonine aldolases for preparative synthesis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2018; 119:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Song W, Wang JH, Wu J, Liu J, Chen XL, Liu LM. Asymmetric assembly of high-value α-functionalized organic acids using a biocatalytic chiral-group-resetting process. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3818. [PMID: 30232330 PMCID: PMC6145935 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06241-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The preparation of α-functionalized organic acids can be greatly simplified by adopting a protocol involving the catalytic assembly of achiral building blocks. However, the enzymatic assembly of small amino acids and aldehydes to form numerous α-functionalized organic acids is highly desired and remains a significant challenge. Herein, we report an artificially designed chiral-group-resetting biocatalytic process, which uses simple achiral glycine and aldehydes to synthesize stereodefined α-functionalized organic acids. This cascade biocatalysis comprises a basic module and three different extender modules and operates in a modular assembly manner. The engineered Escherichia coli catalysts, which contained different module(s), provide access to α-keto acids, α-hydroxy acids, and α-amino acids with excellent conversion and enantioselectivities. Therefore, this biocatalytic process provides an attractive strategy for the conversion of low-cost achiral starting materials to high-value α-functionalized organic acids. Alpha-functionalized organic acids are building blocks of many bioactive compounds. Here, the authors developed a toolbox-like, modular set of enzymes that reset chiral groups, turning achiral glycine and simple aldehydes into stereodefined α-keto acids, α-hydroxy acids, and α-amino acids.
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- Wei Song
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Wen W, Chen L, Luo MJ, Zhang Y, Chen YC, Ouyang Q, Guo QX. Chiral Aldehyde Catalysis for the Catalytic Asymmetric Activation of Glycine Esters. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9774-9780. [PMID: 29995401 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chiral aldehyde catalysis is uniquely suitable for the direct asymmetric α-functionalization of N-unprotected amino acids, because aldehydes can reversibly form imines. However, there have been few successful reports of these transformations. In fact, only chiral aldehyde catalyzed aldol reactions of amino acids and alkylation of 2-amino malonates have been reported with good chiral induction. Here, we report a novel type of chiral aldehyde catalyst based on face control of the enolate intermediates. The resulting chiral aldehyde is the first efficient nonpyridoxal-dependent catalyst that can promote the direct asymmetric α-functionalization of N-unprotected glycine esters. Possible transition states and the proton transfer process were investigated by density functional theory calculations.
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- Wei Wen
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- College of Pharmacy , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing 400038 , China
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- College of Pharmacy , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing 400038 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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Fesko K, Suplatov D, Švedas V. Bioinformatic analysis of the fold type I PLP-dependent enzymes reveals determinants of reaction specificity in l-threonine aldolase from Aeromonas jandaei. FEBS Open Bio 2018; 8:1013-1028. [PMID: 29928580 PMCID: PMC5986058 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Understanding the role of specific amino acid residues in the molecular mechanism of a protein's function is one of the most challenging problems in modern biology. A systematic bioinformatic analysis of protein families and superfamilies can help in the study of structure–function relationships and in the design of improved variants of enzymes/proteins, but represents a methodological challenge. The pyridoxal‐5′‐phosphate (PLP)‐dependent enzymes are catalytically diverse and include the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily which implements a common structural framework known as type fold I. In this work, the recently developed bioinformatic online methods Mustguseal and Zebra were used to collect and study a large representative set of the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily with high structural, but low sequence similarity to l‐threonine aldolase from Aeromonas jandaei (LTAaj), in order to identify conserved positions that provide general properties in the superfamily, and to reveal family‐specific positions (FSPs) responsible for functional diversity. The roles of the identified residues in the catalytic mechanism and reaction specificity of LTAaj were then studied by experimental site‐directed mutagenesis and molecular modelling. It was shown that FSPs determine reaction specificity by coordinating the PLP cofactor in the enzyme's active centre, thus influencing its activation and the tautomeric equilibrium of the intermediates, which can be used as hotspots to modulate the protein's functional properties. Mutagenesis at the selected FSPs in LTAaj led to a reduction in a native catalytic activity and increased the rate of promiscuous reactions. The results provide insight into the structural basis of catalytic promiscuity of the PLP‐dependent enzymes and demonstrate the potential of bioinformatic analysis in studying structure–function relationship in protein superfamilies.
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- Kateryna Fesko
- Institute of Organic Chemistry Graz University of Technology Austria
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- Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
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Scott TA, Heine D, Qin Z, Wilkinson B. An L-threonine transaldolase is required for L-threo-β-hydroxy-α-amino acid assembly during obafluorin biosynthesis. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15935. [PMID: 28649989 PMCID: PMC5490192 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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β-Lactone natural products occur infrequently in nature but possess a variety of potent and valuable biological activities. They are commonly derived from β-hydroxy-α-amino acids, which are themselves valuable chiral building blocks for chemical synthesis and precursors to numerous important medicines. However, despite a number of excellent synthetic methods for their asymmetric synthesis, few effective enzymatic tools exist for their preparation. Here we report cloning of the biosynthetic gene cluster for the β-lactone antibiotic obafluorin and delineate its biosynthetic pathway. We identify a nonribosomal peptide synthetase with an unusual domain architecture and an L-threonine:4-nitrophenylacetaldehyde transaldolase responsible for (2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)butanoate biosynthesis. Phylogenetic analysis sheds light on the evolutionary origin of this rare enzyme family and identifies further gene clusters encoding L-threonine transaldolases. We also present preliminary data suggesting that L-threonine transaldolases might be useful for the preparation of L-threo-β-hydroxy-α-amino acids.
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- Thomas A. Scott
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Chen Q, Chen X, Cui Y, Ren J, Lu W, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. A newd-threonine aldolase as a promising biocatalyst for highly stereoselective preparation of chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy01774j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A newd-threonine aldolase was identified to tackle the “Cβ-stereoselectivity problem” in the enzymatic production of chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids.
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- Qijia Chen
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin
- China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Center for Biocatalytic Technology
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Threonine aldolases: perspectives in engineering and screening the enzymes with enhanced substrate and stereo specificities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:2579-90. [PMID: 26810201 PMCID: PMC4761611 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7218-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Threonine aldolases have emerged as a powerful tool for asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation. These enzymes catalyse the unnatural aldol condensation of different aldehydes and glycine to produce highly valuable β-hydroxy-α-amino acids with complete stereocontrol at the α-carbon and moderate specificity at the β-carbon. A range of microbial threonine aldolases has been recently recombinantly produced by several groups and their biochemical properties were characterized. Numerous studies have been conducted to improve the reaction protocols to enable higher conversions and investigate the substrate scope of enzymes. However, the application of threonine aldolases in organic synthesis is still limited due to often moderate yields and low diastereoselectivities obtained in the aldol reaction. This review briefly summarizes the screening techniques recently applied to discover novel threonine aldolases as well as enzyme engineering and mutagenesis studies which were accomplished to improve the catalytic activity and substrate specificity. Additionally, the results from new investigations on threonine aldolases including crystal structure determinations and structural-functional characterization are reviewed.
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Uhl MK, Oberdorfer G, Steinkellner G, Riegler-Berket L, Mink D, van Assema F, Schürmann M, Gruber K. The crystal structure of D-threonine aldolase from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans provides insight into a metal ion assisted PLP-dependent mechanism. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124056. [PMID: 25884707 PMCID: PMC4401734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Threonine aldolases catalyze the pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) dependent cleavage of threonine into glycine and acetaldehyde and play a major role in the degradation of this amino acid. In nature, L- as well as D-specific enzymes have been identified, but the exact physiological function of D-threonine aldolases (DTAs) is still largely unknown. Both types of enantio-complementary enzymes have a considerable potential in biocatalysis for the stereospecific synthesis of various β-hydroxy amino acids, which are valuable building blocks for the production of pharmaceuticals. While several structures of L-threonine aldolases (LTAs) have already been determined, no structure of a DTA is available to date. Here, we report on the determination of the crystal structure of the DTA from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans (AxDTA) at 1.5 Å resolution. Our results underline the close relationship of DTAs and alanine racemases and allow the identification of a metal binding site close to the PLP-cofactor in the active site of the enzyme which is consistent with the previous observation that divalent cations are essential for DTA activity. Modeling of AxDTA substrate complexes provides a rationale for this metal dependence and indicates that binding of the β-hydroxy group of the substrate to the metal ion very likely activates this group and facilitates its deprotonation by His193. An equivalent involvement of a metal ion has been implicated in the mechanism of a serine dehydratase, which harbors a metal ion binding site in the vicinity of the PLP cofactor at the same position as in DTA. The structure of AxDTA is completely different to available structures of LTAs. The enantio-complementarity of DTAs and LTAs can be explained by an approximate mirror symmetry of crucial active site residues relative to the PLP-cofactor.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael K. Uhl
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstraße 50/3, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstraße 50/3, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- DSM Chemical Technology R&D BV - Innovative Synthesis, 6167, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- DSM Chemical Technology R&D BV - Innovative Synthesis, 6167, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- DSM Chemical Technology R&D BV - Innovative Synthesis, 6167, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstraße 50/3, 8010, Graz, Austria
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Liu G, Zhang M, Chen X, Zhang W, Ding W, Zhang Q. Evolution of Threonine Aldolases, a Diverse Family Involved in the Second Pathway of Glycine Biosynthesis. J Mol Evol 2015; 80:102-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00239-015-9667-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bulut D, Gröger H, Hummel W. Development of a growth-dependent selection system for identification of l-threonine aldolases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:5875-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6333-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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