Microbial Oxidation of 1,2-Diols Bearing a Substituent with an Oxyfunctional Group: Preparation of Optically Active 1,2-Diols and α-Hydroxy Ketones
作者:Kazutsugu Matsumoto、Key Hashimoto、Mari Sakuragi、Ayumi Kusunoki、Masaki Nogawa
DOI:10.2174/157017811797249362
日期:2011.10.1
The preparation of optically active 1,2-diols bearing a substituent with a benzyloxy group at the terminus has been achieved by microbial enantioselective oxidation of the racemic compounds. In the screening test, Ochrobactrum sp. MU2293 was selected as the best strain to perform the enantioselective oxidation of (±)-4-benzyloxybutane-1,2-diol to give the corresponding 4-benzyloxy-1-hydroxybutan-2-one and the remaining (R)-diol with a high ee. This microbial oxidation was applicable to other substrates bearing a substituent with a different carbon number. On the other hand, Bacillus sp. MU2289 catalyzed the oxidation of the 1,2-diols to afford the corresponding α-hydroxy ketones and the (S)-diols as the remaining substrates with the opposite absolute configuration
通过对外消旋化合物进行微生物对映体选择性氧化,制备出了具有光学活性的 1,2-二醇,其末端含有一个苄氧基取代基。在筛选试验中,选择了 Ochrobactrum sp. MU2293 作为最佳菌株,对 (±)-4-benzyloxybutane-1,2-diol 进行对映选择性氧化,得到相应的 4-benzyloxy-1-hydroxybutan-2-one 和剩余的 (R)-diol 且ee值高。这种微生物氧化法适用于含有不同碳数取代基的其他底物。另一方面,芽孢杆菌 MU2289 可催化 1,2-二醇的氧化反应,生成相应的 α-羟基酮和 (S)- 二醇,作为绝对构型相反的剩余底物。