Enantio- and Diastereoenriched Enzymatic Synthesis of 1,2,3-Polysubstituted Cyclopropanes from (Z/E)-Trisubstituted Enol Acetates

In nature and synthetic chemistry, stereoselective [2 + 1] cyclopropanation is the most prevalent strategy for the synthesis of chiral cyclopropanes, a class of key pharmacophores in pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products. One of the most extensively studied reactions in the organic chemist's arsenal, stereoselective [2 + 1] cyclopropanation, largely relies on the use of stereodefined olefins, which can require elaborate laboratory synthesis or tedious separation to ensure high stereoselectivity. Here, we report engineered hemoproteins derived from a bacterial cytochrome P450 that catalyze the synthesis of chiral 1,2,3-polysubstituted cyclopropanes, regardless of the stereopurity of the olefin substrates used. Cytochrome P450BM3 variant P411-INC-5185 exclusively converts (Z)-enol acetates to enantio- and diastereoenriched cyclopropanes and in the model reaction delivers a leftover (E)-enol acetate with 98% stereopurity, using whole Escherichia coli cells. P411-INC-5185 was further engineered with a single mutation to enable the biotransformation of (E)-enol acetates to α-branched ketones with high levels of enantioselectivity while simultaneously catalyzing the cyclopropanation of (Z)-enol acetates with excellent activities and selectivities. We conducted docking studies and molecular dynamics simulations to understand how active-site residues distinguish between the substrate isomers and enable the enzyme to perform these distinct transformations with such high selectivities. Computational studies suggest the observed enantio- and diastereoselectivities are achieved through a stepwise pathway. These biotransformations streamline the synthesis of chiral 1,2,3-polysubstituted cyclopropanes from readily available mixtures of (Z/E)-olefins, adding a new dimension to classical cyclopropanation methods.

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UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2023 Apr 12;:. - PMID 37090661

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:145

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Chemical Society - 145(2023), 29 vom: 26. Juli, Seite 16176-16185

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mao, Runze [VerfasserIn]
Wackelin, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Jamieson, Cooper S [VerfasserIn]
Rogge, Torben [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Shilong [VerfasserIn]
Das, Anuvab [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Doris Mia [VerfasserIn]
Houk, K N [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Frances H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9035-51-2
Acetates
Alcohols
Alkenes
Cyclopropanes
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 27.07.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2023 Apr 12;:. - PMID 37090661

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/jacs.3c04870

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359340628