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Yarrowia lipolytica dehydrogenase/reductase: An enzyme tolerant for lipophilic compounds and carbohydrate substrates
Napora, Kamila,Wrodnigg, Tanja M.,Kosmus, Patrick,Thonhofer, Martin,Robins, Karen,Winkler, Margit
, p. 3393 - 3395 (2013)
Yarrowia lipolytica short chain dehydrogenase/reductase (YlSDR) was expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and characterized in vitro. The substrate scope for YlSDR mediated oxidation was investigated with alcohols and unprotected carbohydrates spectrophotometrically, revealing a preference for secondary compared to primary alcohols. In reduction direction, YlSDR was highly active on ribulose and fructose, suggesting that the enzyme is a mannitol-2-dehydrogenase. In order to explore substrate tolerance especially for space-demanding, lipophilic protecting groups, 5-O-trityl-d-ribitol and 5-O-trityl-α,β-d-ribose were investigated as substrates: YlSDR oxidized 5-O-trityl-d-ribitol and 5-O-trityl-α,β-d-ribose and reduced the latter at the expense of NADP(H).
Efficient syntheses of L-ribose and 2-deoxy L-ribose from D-ribose and L-arabinose
Jung, Michael E.,Xu, Yue
, p. 4199 - 4202 (2007/10/03)
Interconversion of the ends of D-ribose 2 afforded in 6 steps and 45% overall yield L-ribose 1, from which 2-deoxy L-ribose 12 was easily prepared. In addition, the inexpensive L-arabinose 13 was also converted into 2-deoxy L-ribose 12 via a reductive radical rearrangement of the arabinopyranosyl bromide 14.