Organic Letters 2013-02-01

TCA cycle involved enzymes SucA and Kgd, as well as MenD: efficient biocatalysts for asymmetric C-C bond formation.

Maryam Beigi, Simon Waltzer, Alexander Fries, Lothar Eggeling, Georg A Sprenger, Michael Müller

Index: Org. Lett. 15(3) , 452-5, (2013)

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Abstract

Asymmetric mixed carboligation reactions of α-ketoglutarate with different aldehydes were explored with the thiamine diphosphate dependent enzymes SucA from E. coli, Kgd from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and MenD from E. coli. All three enzymes proved to be efficient biocatalysts to selectively deliver chiral δ-hydroxy-γ-keto acids with moderate to excellent stereoselectivity. The high regioselectivity is due to the preserved role of α-ketoglutarate as acyl donor for these enzyme-catalyzed reactions.