Altering the substrate specificity of methyl parathion hydrolase with directed evolution
摘要:
Many organophosphates (OPs) are used as pesticides in agriculture. They pose a severe health hazard due to their inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase. Therefore, detoxification of water and soil contaminated by OPs is important. Metalloenzymes such as methyl parathion hydrolase (MPH) from Pseudomonas sp. WBC-3 hold great promise as bioremediators as they are able to hydrolyze a wide range of OPs. MPH is highly efficient towards methyl parathion (1 x 10(6) s(-1) M-1), but its activity towards other OPs is more modest. Thus, site saturation mutagenesis (SSM) and DNA shuffling were performed to find mutants with improved activities on ethyl paraxon (6.1 x 10(3) s(-1) M-1). SSM was performed on nine residues lining the active site. Several mutants with modest activity enhancement towards ethyl paraoxon were isolated and used as templates for DNA shuffling. Ultimately, 14 multiple-site mutants with enhanced activity were isolated. One mutant, R2F3, exhibited a nearly 100-fold increase in the k(cat)/K-m value for ethyl paraoxon (5.9 x 10(5) s(-1) M-1). These studies highlight the 'plasticity' of the MPH active site that facilitates the finetuning of its active site towards specific substrates with only minor changes required. MPH is thus an ideal candidate for the development of an enzyme-based bioremediation system. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Stereoselective and chemoselective oxidation of phosphorothionates using MMPP
摘要:
MMPP (monoperoxyphthalic acid, magnesium salt) converts phosphorothionates to the corresponding oxons in good yield with excellent chemoselectivity and stereoselectivity.
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially fungicides.
式(I)的化合物,其中取代基如权利要求1所定义,作为杀虫剂特别是杀菌剂有用。
Thieno-pyrimidine compounds having fungicidal activity
申请人:Brewster Kirkland William
公开号:US20070093498A1
公开(公告)日:2007-04-26
The present invention relates to thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidine compounds having fungicidal activity.
本发明涉及具有杀真菌活性的噻吩[2,3-d]-嘧啶化合物。
[EN] INSECTICIDAL TRIAZINONE DERIVATIVES<br/>[FR] DÉRIVÉS DE TRIAZINONE INSECTICIDES
申请人:SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
公开号:WO2013079350A1
公开(公告)日:2013-06-06
Compounds of the formula (I) or (I'), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as pesticides.
式(I)或(I')的化合物,其中取代基如权利要求1所定义的那样,可用作杀虫剂。
The effects of substrate orientation on the mechanism of a phosphotriesterase
作者:Colin J. Jackson、Jian-Wei Liu、Michelle L. Coote、David L. Ollis
DOI:10.1039/b512399b
日期:——
While the underlying chemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions may be almost identical, the actual turnover rates of different substrates can vary significantly. This is seen in the turnover rates for the catalyzed hydrolysis of organophosphates by the bacterial phosphotriesterase OpdA. We investigate the variation in turnover rates by examining the hydrolysis of three classes of substrates: phosphotriesters, phosphothionates, and phosphorothiolates. Theoretical calculations were used to analyze the reactivity of these substrates and the energy barriers to their hydrolysis. This information was then compared to information derived from enzyme kinetics and crystallographic studies, providing new insights into the mechanism of this enzyme. We demonstrate that the enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of organophosphates through steric constraint of the reactants, and that the equilibrium between productively and unproductively bound substrates makes a significant contribution to the turnover rate of highly reactive substrates. These results highlight the importance of correct orientation of reactants within the active sites of enzymes to enable efficient catalysis.
Compounds of formula I
wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula I can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.