Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase

A multifunctional biocatalyst EneIRED capable of catalyzing amine-activated conjugate alkene reduction and subsequent reductive amination was discovered. The enzyme realized the coupling of α, β-unsaturated carbonyls with amines to efficiently synthesize a broad set of chiral amine diastereomers bas...

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Main Authors: Feifei Chen, Jianhe Xu, Gaowei Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Engineering Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370322000145
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Jianhe Xu
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description A multifunctional biocatalyst EneIRED capable of catalyzing amine-activated conjugate alkene reduction and subsequent reductive amination was discovered. The enzyme realized the coupling of α, β-unsaturated carbonyls with amines to efficiently synthesize a broad set of chiral amine diastereomers based on its unusual active site structure and catalytic mechanism.
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spelling doaj.art-f5bfb20c9d874489b96e86508c910f882023-07-04T05:11:23ZengElsevierEngineering Microbiology2667-37032022-06-0122100023Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductaseFeifei Chen0Jianhe Xu1Gaowei Zheng2State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237, ChinaCorresponding author.; State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237, ChinaA multifunctional biocatalyst EneIRED capable of catalyzing amine-activated conjugate alkene reduction and subsequent reductive amination was discovered. The enzyme realized the coupling of α, β-unsaturated carbonyls with amines to efficiently synthesize a broad set of chiral amine diastereomers based on its unusual active site structure and catalytic mechanism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370322000145Imine reductaseBiocatalysisChiral amineConjugate reductionReductive amination
spellingShingle Feifei Chen
Jianhe Xu
Gaowei Zheng
Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
Engineering Microbiology
Imine reductase
Biocatalysis
Chiral amine
Conjugate reduction
Reductive amination
title Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
title_full Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
title_fullStr Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
title_full_unstemmed Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
title_short Multifunctional biocatalysis: An unusual imine reductase
title_sort multifunctional biocatalysis an unusual imine reductase
topic Imine reductase
Biocatalysis
Chiral amine
Conjugate reduction
Reductive amination
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370322000145
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