Is the ring conformation the most critical parameter in lipase-catalysed acylation of cycloalkanols?
作者:Laura M. Levy、Iván Lavandera、Vicente Gotor
DOI:10.1039/b408861a
日期:——
CAL-B catalysed the resolution of several five and six-membered cyclic β-hydroxy esters efficiently with the exception of the cis-cyclohexanol (±)-4. When employing molecular modelling techniques the conformation turned out to be the most important determinant for their reactivity towards O-acetylation. In all cases, the R enantiomers reacted faster than the S enantiomers since the reactive intermediates of the former can adopt more favourable ring conformations and thus experience less steric hindrance in the active site. Furthermore, the minimised structure for the main conformer of R-4 showed that the axial hydrogens in the 3 and 5-positions with respect to the hydroxyl group prevent the enzymatic reaction.
除了顺式环己醇 (±)-4 外,CAL-B 能有效催化多种五元和六元环状 β-羟基酯的分解。采用分子建模技术后发现,构象是决定其 O-乙酰化反应活性的最重要因素。在所有情况下,R 对映体的反应速度都比 S 对映体快,因为前者的反应中间体可以采用更有利的环构象,从而在活性位点中受到的立体阻碍更小。此外,R-4 主要构象的最小化结构显示,相对于羟基的 3 位和 5 位的轴向氢阻碍了酶反应。