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Enantioselective synthesis of amines by combining photoredox and enzymatic catalysis in a cyclic reaction network
Guo, Xingwei,Okamoto, Yasunori,Schreier, Mirjam R.,Ward, Thomas R.,Wenger, Oliver S.
, p. 5052 - 5056 (2018)
Visible light-driven reduction of imines to enantioenriched amines in aqueous solution is demonstrated for the first time. Excitation of a new water-soluble variant of the widely used [Ir(ppy)3] (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) photosensitizer in the p
An (R)-imine reductase biocatalyst for the asymmetric reduction of cyclic imines
Hussain, Shahed,Leipold, Friedemann,Man, Henry,Wells, Elizabeth,France, Scott P.,Mulholland, Keith R.,Grogan, Gideon,Turner, Nicholas J.
, p. 579 - 583 (2015/03/05)
Although the range of biocatalysts available for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure chiral amines continues to expand, few existing methods provide access to secondary amines. To address this shortcoming, we have over-expressed the gene for an (R)-imine reductase [(R)-IRED] from Streptomyces sp. GF3587 in Escherichia coli to create a recombinant whole-cell biocatalyst for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral imines. The (R)-IRED was screened against a panel of cyclic imines and two iminium ions and was shown to possess high catalytic activity and enantioselectivity. Preparative-scale synthesis of the alkaloid (R)-coniine (90 % yield; 99 % ee) from the imine precursor was performed on a gram-scale. A homology model of the enzyme active site, based on the structure of a closely related (R)-IRED from Streptomyces kanamyceticus, was constructed and used to identify potential amino acids as targets for
Expanding the chemical diversity in artificial imine reductases based on the biotin-streptavidin technology
Quinto, Tommaso,Schwizer, Fabian,Zimbron, Jeremy M.,Morina, Albert,Koehler, Valentin,Ward, Thomas R.
, p. 1010 - 1014 (2014/05/06)
We report on the optimization of an artificial imine reductase based on the biotin-streptavidin technology. With the aim of rapidly generating chemical diversity, a novel strategy for the formation and evaluation of biotinylated complexes is disclosed. Tethering the biotin-anchor to the Cp* moiety leaves three free coordination sites on a d6 metal for the introduction of chemical diversity by coordination of a variety of ligands. To test the concept, 34 bidentate ligands were screened and a selection of the 6 best was tested in the presence of 21 streptavidin (Sav) isoforms for the asymmetric imine reduction by the resulting three legged piano stool complexes. Enantiopure α-amino amides were identified as promising bidentate ligands: up to 63 % ee and 190 turnovers were obtained in the formation of 1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with [IrCp*biotin(L-ThrNH2)Cl]?SavWT as a catalyst. Biotinspired! A new strategy for the generation of chemical diversity in artificial transfer hydrogenases (ATHases) based on the biotin-streptavidin technology is disclosed. By combining a biotinylated MCp* fragment with 34 commercially available ligands in the presence of wild-type streptavidin, promising candidates for the asymmetric reduction of imines are identified. Selected ligands are screened against 21 streptavidin isoforms and the performance of the resulting constructs is evaluated.
