Asymmetric bioreduction of alkenes using ene-reductases YersER and KYE1 and effects of organic solvents

Org Lett. 2011 May 20;13(10):2540-3. doi: 10.1021/ol200394p. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

Abstract

Asymmetric trans-bioreduction of activated alkenes by KYE1 from Kluyveromyces lactis and Yers-ER from Yersinia bercovieri, two ene-reductases from the Old Yellow Enzyme family, showed a broad substrate spectrum with a moderate to excellent degree of stereoselectivity. Both substrate- and enzyme-based stereocontrols were observed to furnish opposite stereoisomeric products. The effects of organic solvents on enzyme activity and stereoselectivity were outlined in this study, where two-phase systems hexane and toluene are shown to sustain bioreduction efficiency even at high organic solvent content.

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Kluyveromyces / enzymology
  • Kluyveromyces / genetics
  • NADPH Dehydrogenase / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Toluene / chemistry
  • Yersinia / enzymology
  • Yersinia / genetics

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Solvents
  • Toluene
  • Oxidoreductases
  • NADPH Dehydrogenase