Synthesis of fluorinated amino acids by low-specificity, promiscuous aldolases coupled to in situ fluorodonor generation.
Methods Enzymol
; 696: 199-229, 2024.
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Fluorine (F) is an important element in the synthesis of molecules broadly used in medicine, agriculture, and materials. F addition to organic structures represents a unique strategy for tuning molecular properties, yet this atom is rarely found in Nature and approaches to produce fluorometabolites (such as fluorinated amino acids, key building blocks for synthesis) are relatively scarce. This chapter discusses the use of L-threonine aldolase enzymes (LTAs), a class of enzymes that catalyze reversible aldol addition to the α-carbon of glycine. The C-C bond formation ability of LTAs, together with their known substrate promiscuity, make them ideal for in vitro F biocatalysis. Here, we describe protocols to harness the activity of the low-specificity LTAs isolated from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida on 2-fluoroacetaldehyde to efficiently synthesize 4-fluoro-L-threonine in vitro. This chapter also provides a comprehensive account of experimental protocols to implement these activities in vivo. These methods are illustrative and can be adapted to produce other fluorometabolites of interest.
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Pseudomonas putida
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Escherichia coli
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Halogenação
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2024
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