The present disclosure provides methods for preparing tryptophans and tryptophan derivatives. The methods include: combining i) an indole substrate or azulene substrate, ii) a serine substrate, and iii) an engineered tryptophan synthase β-subunit (TrpB); and maintaining the resulting mixture under conditions sufficient to form the product compound. The engineered TrpB comprises a PLP binding loop mutation, a helix 1 mutation, a strand 7-8 mutation, or a combination thereof. New TrpB variants are also described.
本公开提供了制备色
氨酸和色
氨酸衍
生物的方法。这些方法包括:将 i)
吲哚底物或氮烯底物、ii)
丝氨酸底物和 iii) 经改造的色
氨酸合酶 β-亚基(TrpB)结合在一起;并将所得混合物保持在足以形成产物化合物的条件下。改造的 TrpB 包括 PLP 结合环突变、螺旋 1 突变、链 7-8 突变或其组合。此外还描述了新的 TrpB 变体。