The present invention relates to compositions and methods utilizing thermostable and novel alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes for biosynthesizing chiral specific molecules for use as precursor molecules in synthesizing pharmaceutical compounds. Particularly, in preferred embodiments, the invention relates to directed engineering of an enzymatic catalytic site of an alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme gene for enhancing enantioselectivity for (S)-enantiomer substrate catalytic activity for providing aryl (S)-enantiomer products in stereomeric excess.
本发明涉及利用耐热和新型醇脱氢酶酶的组合物和方法,用于
生物合成手性特异分子,作为合成药物化合物的前体分子。特别地,在优选实施例中,本发明涉及对醇脱氢酶酶
基因的酶催化位点进行定向工程,以增强对(S)-对映体底物的对映选择性催化活性,从而提供(S)-对映体产物的立体过量。