- Asymmetric hydrolysis of styrene oxide by PvEH2, a novel Phaseolus vulgaris epoxide hydrolase with extremely high enantioselectivity and regioselectivity
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A novel EH from Phaseolus vulgaris, PvEH2, was discovered based on the computer-aided analysis, and its encoding gene was cloned and expressed in E. coli Rossetta (DE3). The substrate spectrum of recombinant (re) PvEH2 was assayed, among which the enantiomeric ratio of rePvEH2 towards racemic styrene oxide (rac-1a) was > 200, while its regioselectivity coefficients, αS and βR, towards (S)- and (R)-1a were 99.1 and 69.8%, respectively. The asymmetric hydrolysis of 20 mM rac-1a by rePvEH2-expressing whole cells was performed at 25 °C, retaining (R)-1a with > 99.5% ees and 49.4% yield and producing (R)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol (1b) with 96.2% eep and 49.7% yield in 40 min.
- Li, Chuang,Hu, Die,Zong, Xun-Cheng,Deng, Chao,Feng, Lei,Wu, Min-Chen,Li, Jian-Fang
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- Asymmetric hydrolytic kinetic resolution with recyclable polymeric Co(iii)-salen complexes: A practical strategy in the preparation of (S)-metoprolol, (S)-toliprolol and (S)-alprenolol: Computational rationale for enantioselectivity
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A series of chiral polymeric Co(iii)-salen complexes based on a number of achiral and chiral linkers were synthesized and their catalytic performances were assessed in the asymmetric hydrolytic kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides. The effects of the linker were judiciously studied and it was found that in the case of the chiral BINOL-based polymeric salen complex 1, there was an enrichment in catalyst reactivity and enantioselectivity of the unreacted epoxide, particularly in the case of short as well as long chain aliphatic epoxides. Good isolated yields of the unreacted epoxide (up to 46% compared to 50% theoretical yield) along with high enantioselectivity (up to 99%) were obtained in most cases using catalyst 1. Further studies showed that catalyst 1 could retain its catalytic activity for six cycles under the present reaction conditions without any significant loss in activity or enantioselectivity. To show the practical applicability of the above synthesized catalyst we have synthesised some potent chiral β-blockers in moderate yield and high enantioselectivity using complex 1. The DFT (M06-L/6-31+G??//ONIOM(B3LYP/6-31G?:STO-3G)) calculations revealed that the chiral BINOL linker influences the enantioselectivity achieved with Co(iii)-salen complexes. Further, the transition state calculations show that the R-BINOL linker with the (S,S)-Co(iii)-salen complex is energetically preferred over the corresponding S-BINOL linker with the (S,S)-Co(iii)-salen complex for the HKR of 1,2-epoxyhexane. The role of non-covalent C-H?π interactions and steric effects has been discussed to control the HKR reaction of 1,2-epoxyhexane.
- Roy, Tamal,Barik, Sunirmal,Kumar, Manish,Kureshy, Rukhsana I.,Ganguly, Bishwajit,Khan, Noor-Ul H.,Abdi, Sayed H. R.,Bajaj, Hari C.
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p. 3899 - 3908
(2015/02/19)
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- An unusual (R)-selective epoxide hydrolase with high activity for facile preparation of enantiopure glycidyl ethers
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A novel epoxide hydrolase (BMEH) with unusual (R)-enantioselectivity and very high activity was cloned from Bacillus megaterium ECU1001. Highest enantioselectivities (E>200) were achieved in the bioresolution of ortho-substituted phenyl glycidyl ethers and para-nitrostyrene oxide. Worthy of note is that the substrate structure remarkably affected the enantioselectivities of the enzyme, as a reversed (S)-enantiopreference was unexpectedly observed for the ortho-nitrophenyl glycidyl ether. As a proof-of-concept, five enantiopure epoxides (>99% ee) were obtained in high yields, and a gram-scale preparation of (S)-ortho-methylphenyl glycidyl ether was then successfully performed within a few hours, indicating that BMEH is an attractive biocatalyst for the efficient preparation of optically active epoxides. Copyright
- Zhao, Jing,Chu, Yan-Yan,Li, Ai-Tao,Ju, Xin,Kong, Xu-Dong,Pan, Jiang,Tang, Yun,Xu, Jian-He
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p. 1510 - 1518
(2011/08/03)
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- Baker's yeast mediated stereoselective biotransformation of 1-acetoxy-3-aryloxypropan-2-ones
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A series of 1-acetoxy-3-aryloxypropan-2-ones 1a-m were synthesized and subjected to biotransformation by baker's yeast yielding optically active monoacetates 5 or ent-5 and/or diols 4 of moderate to excellent enantiomeric purity. The dependence of the reduction/hydrolysis ratio and stereoselectivity on the size and substitution pattern of the aromatic moiety in the substrate is also discussed.
- Egri, Gabriella,Kolbert, Attila,Balint, Jozsef,Fogassy, Elemer,Novak, Lajos,Poppe, Laszlo
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p. 271 - 283
(2007/10/03)
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- Formation of Optically Active Aryloxyacetaldehyde Cyanohydrin Acetates with the Aid of a Microorganism
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Microorganisms that hydrolyze the one enantiomer of dl-phenoxyacetaldehyde cyanohydrin acetate were screened, and Bacillus coagulans isolated from soil was found to be the best.This bacterium was applied to the asymmetric hydrolysis of other aryloxyacetaldehyde derivatives to give satisfactory results.The effect of adding dimethyl sulfoxide to the medium is also described.
- Ohta, Hiromichi,Miyamae, Yoshitaka,Tsuchihashi, Gen-ichi
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p. 215 - 222
(2007/10/02)
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