| Literature DB >> 21505494 |
Refaat B Hamed1, J Ruben Gomez-Castellanos, Armin Thalhammer, Daniel Harding, Christian Ducho, Timothy D W Claridge, Christopher J Schofield.
Abstract
The reaction of enol(ate)s with electrophiles is used extensively in organic synthesis for stereoselective C-C bond formation. Protein-based catalysts have had comparatively limited application for the stereoselective formation of C-C bonds of choice via enolate chemistry. We describe protein engineering studies on 5-carboxymethylproline synthases, members of the crotonase superfamily, aimed at enabling stereoselective C-C bond formation leading to N-heterocycles via control of trisubstituted enolate intermediates. Active site substitutions, including at the oxyanion binding site, enable the production of substituted N-heterocycles in high diastereomeric excesses via stereocontrolled enolate formation and reaction. The results reveal the potential of the ubiquitous crotonase superfamily as adaptable catalysts for the control of enolate chemistry.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21505494 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem ISSN: 1755-4330 Impact factor: 24.427