We have developed efficient biocatalytic processes for the preparation of chiral alcohols, such as (R)-1,3-butanediol, ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hyroxybutanoate, ethyl (R)-4-chloro-3-hyroxybutanoate, (S)-5-chloro-2-pentanol, (R)-5-chloro-2-pentanol, and (S)-cyclopropylethanol by stereospecific enzymatic oxidoreduction on a practical level. These chiral alcohols are very important synthons for the synthesis of various pharmaceutical intermediates that lead to antibiotics and inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase. Here, we present practical applications on biocatalysis using novel recombinant whole-cell biocatalysts that catalyzed enantioselective oxidation and asymmetric reduction with a coenzyme regeneration system.
A Pseudomonas sp. alcohol dehydrogenase with broad substrate specificity and unusual stereospecificity for organic synthesis
作者:Curt W. Bradshaw、Hong Fu、Gwo Jenn Shen、Chi Huey Wong
DOI:10.1021/jo00031a036
日期:1992.2
A new alcohol dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain PED has been isolated and characterized. The enzyme exhibits a broad substrate specificity, accepting aromatic, cyclic, and aliphatic compounds as substrates. The K(m) values were determined as 525-mu-M for NAD and 75-mu-M for 2-propanol with a specific activity of 36 U/mg. The kinetic mechanism is ordered bi-bi with the cofactor binding first and releasing last. The enzyme transfers the pro-R hydride of NADH to the si face of carbonyl compounds to yield (R) alcohols. Synthetic-scale reductions of a number of representative compounds were carried out in high enantiomeric excess with in situ regeneration of NADH using 2-propanol as the hydride source and the same enzyme as catalyst.
Lactobacillus kefir alcohol dehydrogenase: a useful catalyst for synthesis
作者:Curt W. Bradshaw、Werner Hummel、Chi Huey Wong
DOI:10.1021/jo00031a037
日期:1992.2
The alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus kefir simultaneously catalyzes carbonyl reductions and NADPH regeneration in the presence of 2-propanol. Representative synthesis of a number of chiral alcohols was accomplished in good yield and high enantiomeric excess (94-99%). This NADPH-requiring enzyme transfers the pro-R hydride from the cofactor to the si face of carbonyls to give (R) alcohols. The enzyme exhibits a very broad substrate specificity and high enantioselectivity for the synthesis of chiral aromatic, cyclic, polycyclic, and aliphatic alcohols.