Enantio- and regioselective ene-reductions using F420H2-dependent enzymes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Oct 2;54(79):11208-11211. doi: 10.1039/c8cc04449j.

Abstract

In the past decade it has become clear that many microbes harbor enzymes that employ an unusual flavin cofactor, the F420 deazaflavin cofactor. Herein we show that F420-dependent reductases (FDRs) can successfully perform enantio-, regio- and chemoselective ene-reductions. For the first time, we have demonstrated that F420H2-driven reductases can be used as biocatalysts for the reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes with good conversions (>99%) and excellent regioselectivities and enantiomeric excesses (>99% ee). Noteworthily, FDRs typically display an opposite enantioselectivity when compared to the well established FMN-dependent Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs).

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
  • Aldehydes / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
  • Ketones / chemistry
  • Mycobacterium / enzymology
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Rhodococcus / enzymology
  • Riboflavin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Riboflavin / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Ketones
  • coenzyme F420
  • Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases
  • Riboflavin