Process for preparing optically active 4-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinone and N-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinones by enzymatic hydroxylation
申请人:Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
公开号:EP1197561A1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-17
This invention provides a process for the preparation of optically active 4-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinone or N-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinones, wherein an oxygen atom is inserted regio- and stereoselectively into the corresponding non-hydroxylated 2-pyrrolidinones, by using, as a biocatalyst, a microorganism having hydroxylation activity, or a host-organism having the gene(s) necessary for the hydroxylation enzymes derived from the said microorganism, or an enzyme having hydroxylation activity derived from the above microorganisms. The microorganism may be selected from the group consisting of microorganisms that degrade alkanes or cyclic hydrocarbons, microorganisms having alkane hydroxylase(s), or microorganisms that are able to oxidize hydrocarbons.
本发明提供了一种制备具有光学活性的 4-羟基-2-吡咯烷酮或 N-取代的 4-羟基-2-吡咯烷酮的工艺,其中氧原子可在相应的非羟基化 2-吡咯烷酮中进行区域和立体选择性插入、作为生物催化剂,使用具有羟基化活性的微生物,或具有羟基化酶所需基因的宿主生物,或从上述微生物中提取的具有羟基化活性的酶。所述微生物可选自降解烷烃或环烃的微生物、具有烷烃羟化酶的微生物或能够氧化烃的微生物。