Identification and Structure Analysis of an Unusual Halohydrin Dehalogenase for Highly Chemo-, Regio- and Enantioselective Bio-Nitration of Epoxides.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 61(37): e202205790, 2022 09 12.
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| ID: mdl-35856897
We report the discovery of an unusual halohydrin dehalogenase, HHDHamb, that can work under relatively low acidic conditions and extremely low temperatures for the bio-nitration of epoxides using nitrite as a nitrating agent. The bio-nitration strategy exhibits high chemo-, regio-, and enantioselectivity, catalyzing the kinetic resolution of various epoxides to enantiopure ß-nitroalcohols with nitro-bearing stereocenters in up to 41 % isolated yield and >99 % enantiomeric excess (ee). Additionally, the bio-nitration method displays a high reaction efficiency and can be performed on a gram scale. We also solved the crystal structure of HHDHamb to understand the possible structural determinants of chemoselectivity control in the bio-nitration reaction.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Epoxy Compounds
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Hydrolases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
Germany