Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal11080973
Keywords
chiral amine; transaminase; pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC); multi-enzymatic system
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Funding
- Spanish MINECO [CTQ2014-53114R, FPI: BES 2015 072542]
- AGAUR-Generalitat de Catalunya [2017 SGR 1462]
- European Regional Development Fund
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In this study, asymmetric synthesis of 3-amino-1-phenylbutane (3-APB) was achieved by coupling a transaminase with a pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) using an in situ by-product removal strategy. The addition of PDC significantly improved the synthesis of 3-APB under optimal reaction conditions, with yields higher than 60% and nearly 90% selectivity achieved. High stereoselectivity for (S)-3-APB was obtained using both CviTA and VflTA.
Asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones using transaminases is an attractive biocatalytic strategy. Nevertheless, it is hampered by its unfavorable thermodynamic equilibrium. In the present work, an insitu by-product removal strategy was applied for the synthesis of 3-amino-1-phenylbutane (3-APB) by coupling a transaminase with a pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), which does not require the use of any expensive additional cofactor. Using this strategy, the pyruvate obtained in the transamination reaction is transformed by PDC into acetaldehyde and CO2 which are of high volatility. Two different transaminases from Chromobacterium violaceum (CviTA) and Vibrio fluvialis (VflTA) were characterized to find out the appropriate pH conditions. In both cases, the addition of PDC dramatically enhanced 3-APB synthesis. Afterwards, different reaction conditions were tested to improve reaction conversion and yield. It was concluded that 30 degrees C and a 20-fold alanine excess lead to the best process metrics. Under the mentioned conditions, yields higher than 60% were reached with nearly 90% selectivity using both CviTA and VflTA. Moreover, high stereoselectivity for (S)-3-APB was obtained and ee of around 90% was achieved in both cases. For the first time, the asymmetric synthesis of 3-APB using PDC as by-product removal system using CviTA is reported.
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