Issue 1, 2016

Evaluation of fluoropyruvate as nucleophile in reactions catalysed by N-acetyl neuraminic acid lyase variants: scope, limitations and stereoselectivity

Abstract

The catalysis of reactions involving fluoropyruvate as donor by N-acetyl neuraminic acid lyase (NAL) variants was investigated. Under kinetic control, the wild-type enzyme catalysed the reaction between fluoropyruvate and N-acetyl mannosamine to give a 90 : 10 ratio of the (3R,4R)- and (3S,4R)-configured products; after extended reaction times, equilibration occurred to give a 30 : 70 mixture of these products. The efficiency and stereoselectivity of reactions of a range of substrates catalysed by the E192N, E192N/T167V/S208V and E192N/T167G NAL variants were also studied. Using fluoropyruvate and (2R,3S)- or (2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-4-oxo-N,N-dipropylbutanamide as substrates, it was possible to obtain three of the four possible diastereomeric products; for each product, the ratio of anomeric and pyranose/furanose forms was determined. The crystal structure of S. aureus NAL in complex with fluoropyruvate was determined, assisting rationalisation of the stereochemical outcome of C–C bond formation.

Graphical abstract: Evaluation of fluoropyruvate as nucleophile in reactions catalysed by N-acetyl neuraminic acid lyase variants: scope, limitations and stereoselectivity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Sep 2015
Accepted
30 Oct 2015
First published
05 Nov 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 105-112

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Evaluation of fluoropyruvate as nucleophile in reactions catalysed by N-acetyl neuraminic acid lyase variants: scope, limitations and stereoselectivity

J. Stockwell, A. D. Daniels, C. L. Windle, T. A. Harman, T. Woodhall, T. Lebl, C. H. Trinh, K. Mulholland, A. R. Pearson, A. Berry and A. Nelson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 105 DOI: 10.1039/C5OB02037A

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