酶催化不对称还原和消旋动力学拆分及其在合成上的应用

最近,酶催化不对称还原反应和消旋动力学拆分,在合成光学活性物质的方法上,有较大进展,有些反应已有实用价值。酶催化反应中,所用的酶往往直接利用生物体本身,来源方便,价格低廉,操作简便。目前,在酶催化反应中,以羰基的不对称还原应用最广。与此有关的酶催化消旋动力学拆分的研究也日益增多。本文对这两方面的最新研究情况作一简要介绍。     

无溶剂体系中的脂肪酶催化反应研究进展

酶作为一种生物催化剂，具有专一性强、催化效率高、在常温常压等温和条件下能进行操作等优点，从而引起众多学者的兴趣．传统酶学研究的是酶在水溶液中的催化行为，这使得人们产生了误解，认为只有在水溶液中酶才能保持活性，有机溶剂会使酶变性失活．1984年，美国麻省理工工学院的科学家Klibanov首次发现有许多酶可用于有机溶剂，从而解决了有机化合物在水介质中的低溶解性限制酶催化剂应用的问题，酶不仅能够在有机溶剂中保持稳定，而且还显示出很高的催化转酯活力．这一发现为酶学研究和应用带来了又一次革命性飞跃，从而促进了非水酶学的兴起，使之成为目前重要的酶技术之一．其中研究较多的是脂肪酶，脂肪酶不仅能催化油脂水解，而且在非水介质中也能催化油脂的酯交换反应，用来提高油脂的品位．随着研究的深入和学科的交叉，各种新的酶促反应体系也相继被发现，大大拓宽了酶催化反应的应用范围，使酶法合成逐步发展成为与化学法合成相互补充的合成方法．近年来非水介质中的不同反应体系的酶催化反应，主要有：有机溶剂体系、反相胶束体系、超临界体系、气相体系等，其中无溶剂体系中的酶促反应是非水体系中酶促反应的特例．     

Schiff碱铜配合物模拟过氧化物酶的研究

两种Schiff碱铜配合物首次作为过氧化物酶的模拟物用于催化过氧化氢氧化苯酚的反应；分析了配合物的特征光谱；研究了Schiff碱铜配合物的催化氧化机理，建立了催化氧化反应动力学数学模型；讨论了过氧化氢／催化剂摩尔比、体系温度、体系pH和胶束微环境对催化反应速率的影响．结果表明：这两种Schiff碱铜配合物在不同的反应条件下均表现出过氧化物酶催化的特征．     

Schiff碱配合物模拟酶催化性能的温度效应研究

研究了新型Schiff碱双锰配合物在模拟酶催化亚碘酰苯单加氧化环已烷反应及 被亚碘酰苯氧化破坏反应中的温度效应。结果表明，在模拟酶催化反应体系中同时 存在催化环已烷单加氧反应及催化剂的氧化破坏反应；催化反应速率及氧化破坏反 应速率均随反应温度升高有规律地增大，但氧化破坏反应比催化反应对反应温度更 敏感；催化反应总产率一般随反应温度升高而降低；最适宜的反应温度为25 ℃。     

路易斯酸碱催化的外消旋体(动态)动力学拆分反应

外消旋体的(动态)动力学拆分反应是制备手性化合物的重要方法之一.反应可以通过酶催化或非酶催化的手段来实现,也可以通过两种方法的有机结合来进行.在非酶催化反应中,路易斯酸碱催化是比较常用的方法,它们被广泛地用于多种外消旋体的(动态)动力学拆分反应中,目前在该领域取得了很大的进展.本文讨论了路易斯酸及路易斯碱催化体系在外消旋体(动态)动力学拆分反应中应用的最新进展.     

有机溶剂对酶催化活性和选择性的影响

有机溶剂中酶的结构与功能与在水中有很大的不同, 通过调整反应介质可系统地改善酶针对目标反应的活性和选择性。重点阐述了溶剂对酶催化反应的活性和选择性的影响及其控制策略, 给出了酶催化选择性的热力学预测模型。     

离子液体中的生物催化反应

本文综述了近年来离子液体中生物催化反应的研究进展。离子液体作为新的绿色溶剂,用于生物催化反应具有以下特点:在离子液体中酶有良好的稳定性、选择性和反应活性。离子液体可溶解极性大的反应物, 产物易分离,酶和离子液体可重复使用。对离子液体中的生物催化进行了展望。     

四氢叶酸辅酶参与的酶催化—碳单元转移反应及其人工模拟进展

简要介绍了生物体系中酶催化的一碳单元转移反应以及四氢叶酸辅酶的结构和作用,综述了一碳单元转移反应的人工模型进展,展望了上述反应的理论研究方法及前景。     

甲烷单加氧酶的催化性能

研究了来源于ｅｔｈｙｌｏｍｏｎａｓ ｓｐ．ＧＹＪ３菌的甲烷单加氧酶（ＭＭＯ）的催化性能，结果表明，当组成该酶的三个组分，羟基化酶、调节蛋白Ｂ和还的酶的摩尔比为１：１．７：２．０时，重组的ＭＭＯ体系酸疼的比活最高，为３４２ｎｍｏｌ／（ｍｇ．ｍｉｎ），当反应体系的ＰＨ在６．５－７．５时，ＭＭＯ酶的活力最大，研究了纯ＭＭＯ催化甲烷羟基化反应作丙烯环氧化反应的特性，以及金属离子和电子本对ＭＭＯ催化反应的影     

水相胶束体系中底物微环境对辣根过氧化物酶催化反应的影响

利用荧光测活法比较了HRP在有机相与水相胶束体系中催化不同芳香胺类的动力学常数,发现在水相胶束体系中,HRP是在一个较严格的亲、疏水界面进行催化反应。同时对界面酶学性质进行了初步研究,讨论了在胶束中不同增溶位置对反应动力学常数的影响。     

A mixed hard- and soft-modelling approach to study and monitor enzymatic systems in biological fluids

Mixed hard- and soft-modelling multivariate curve resolution (HS-MCR) is applied to study and to monitor complex enzymatic systems. Working under the basis of the soft-modelling technique multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS), a hard constraint is introduced to force some or all concentration profiles to fulfil an enzymatic model. In this way, improvements to the application of pure hard- or pure soft-modelling are achieved.The enzymatic reactions of different mixtures of hypoxanthine, xanthine and uric acid with xanthine oxidase are studied. This is a complex enzymatic process, where uric acid acts as a linear competitive inhibitor. The reactions were monitored with UV-vis spectrophotometry coupled to a stopped-flow module.This work has two aims, both of them focusing on different aspects linked to modelling enzymatic systems using HS-MCR. The first goal is related to the elucidation of the real enzymatic mechanism when one of the chemical substances involved in the process apparently deviates from the mechanism found in the literature. The second one focuses on modelling the enzymatic reaction in the presence of a biological interference, such as human urine. The elucidation of the real mechanism of this enzymatic process and of the behaviour of the involved chemical species in a natural absorbing medium are good examples of situations that can benefit from mixed modelling approaches involving the best of hard- and soft-modelling methodologies.     

Predictions of Enzymatic Parameters: A Mini-Review with Focus on Enzymes for Biofuel

Enzymatic reactions are very basic processes in biological systems, and parameters related to enzymatic reactions always provide good indicators for understanding of mechanisms underlined in enzymatic reactions, for better controlling of enzymatic reactions, and for comparison of different enzymes. In this mini-review: first, parameters in enzymatic reactions were briefly reviewed from three different standpoints; second, predictions of parameters in enzymatic reactions without information on enzyme structure were shortly reviewed from viewpoints of geometric approach, graphic approach and compartmental approach; third, predictions of parameters in enzymatic reaction with information on enzyme structure were reviewed from the points of view of modeling, with 19 currently available databases, and 17 software packages and web servers; fourth, the current state of prediction on parameters in enzymatic reaction in biofuel industry with respect to cellulolytic enzymes were reviewed; fifth, the pros and cons for future development were discussed; and finally, a worked example was given in the Appendix to describe the whole procedures of prediction of enzymatic parameters in reactions.     

Mathematical modelling of sequential determinations by flow-injection sandwich techniques

Preliminary results obtained in the evaluation of a mathematical model for flow-injection systems, including chemical kinetics, with an eight-way injection valve are presented. The use of this kind of injection valve permits the insertion of the sample bolus between two different reagent solutions (sandwich techniques). The model considers the system as a tubular reactor with axially dispersed plug flow. As an example for systems with chemical reaction, the enzymatic determination of glucose was chosen. The parameters of the model (dispersion coefficients and reaction rate constants) were experimentally evaluated by using a tracer or by unidirectional optimization, respectively. The effect of different parameters of the flow system on the analytical signal for one analyte and one reagent was simulated, and the model results are compared with experimental data obtained under the same conditions.     

芳香酮的不对称还原*

本文从化学方法和生物方法两个角度,化学催化法、手性试剂法和酶催化法三个方面综述了近年来芳香酮的不对称还原进展。文章概述了芳香酮取代基的电子效应与空间效应、手性催化剂和手性试剂的结构、反应体系等对产物光学活性的影响,以及全细胞酶、分离酶等不同生物催化体系中芳香酮结构对产物光学活性的影响,并展望了不对称还原的研究及应用前景。     

Lecithin/propanol-based microemulsions used as media for a cholesterol oxidase-catalyzed reaction

Reverse micelles, Winsor III and IV systems were examined as reaction media for the enzymatic conversion of cholesterol to cholestenone by cholesterol oxidase at 298.2 K. The micelles and the microemulsions, stabilized by soybean lecithin and ethanol or 1-propanol as cosolvent, were characterized with respect to phase behavior and distribution of 1-propanol between the phases of the Winsor III systems. The used oils were dodecane, tetradecane, and hexadecane. The Winsor IV systems and the surfactant-rich phase in the Winsor III systems exhibit bicontinuous structures. The reaction yield for the enzymatic conversion performed in a Winsor IV system was much higher than in a Winsor III system or in reverse micelles.     

Application of an integrated microchip system with capillary array electrophoresis to optimization of enzymatic reactions

In this work, a combination of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) microchip system with capillary array electrophoresis (CAE) is demonstrated as a system for optimizing conditions for enzymatic reaction. Dimethylacridinone (DDAO)-phosphate substrate and alkaline phosphatase conjugate were selected for the enzymatic reaction, which was applicable to the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Laser-induced fluorometry with a miniature semiconductor laser was used to detect the enzymatic products. The speed of the enzymatic reaction between the DDAO-phosphate and the alkaline phosphatase conjugate was investigated as a function of reaction time. The microchip-CAE detection system could determine the pH condition and the concentration of enzyme that are suitable for rapid and low-cost analysis. This result shows the feasibility of using the microchip-CAE system for application to miniaturized screening systems.     

Multiple Light Control Mechanisms in ATP-Fueled Non-equilibrium DNA Systems

Fuel-driven self-assemblies are gaining ground for creating autonomous systems and materials, whose temporal behavior is preprogrammed by a reaction network. However, up to now there has been a lack of simple external control mechanisms of the transient behavior, at best using remote and benign light control. Even more challenging is to use different wavelengths to modulate the reactivity of different components of the system, for example, as fuel or building blocks. Success would enable such systems to navigate along different trajectories in a wavelength-dependent fashion. Herein, we introduce the first examples of light control in ATP-fueled, dynamic covalent DNA polymerization systems organized in an enzymatic reaction network of concurrent ATP-powered ligation and restriction. We demonstrate concepts for light activation and modulation by introducing caged ATP derivatives and caged DNA building blocks, making it possible to realize light-activated fueling, self-sorting in structure and behavior, and transition across different wavelength-dependent dynamic steady states.     

Hydroxyindole intermediates in the process of melanogenesis: A mass spectrometric study

Studies on the enzymatic formation of polymers from hydroxyindoles are described. FAB analysis of the reaction mixtures followed by collisional spectroscopy of the most abundant ionic species was applied to analyze products obtained from the reaction catalyzed by tyrosinase on 4- or 5-hydroxyindole at different times. Results suggest that moieties of the precursors are still present in the oligomeric systems. Among the reaction products dimeric and trimeric compounds were detected by Fast Atom Bombardment and their structure assignment was achieved by collision spectroscopy.     

Adapting the nudged elastic band method for determining minimum-energy paths of chemical reactions in enzymes

Optimization of reaction paths for enzymatic systems is a challenging problem because such systems have a very large number of degrees of freedom and many of these degrees are flexible. To meet this challenge, an efficient, robust and general approach is presented based on the well-known nudged elastic band reaction path optimization method with the following extensions: (1) soft spectator degrees of freedom are excluded from path definitions by using only inter-atomic distances corresponding to forming/breaking bonds in a reaction; (2) a general transformation of the distances is defined to treat multistep reactions without knowing the partitioning of steps in advance; (3) a multistage strategy, in which path optimizations are carried out for reference systems with gradually decreasing rigidity, is developed to maximize the opportunity of obtaining continuously changing environments along the path. We demonstrate the applicability of the approach using the acylation reaction of type A beta-lactamase as an example. The reaction mechanism investigated involves four elementary reaction steps, eight forming/breaking bonds. We obtained a continuous minimum energy path without any assumption on reaction coordinates, or on the possible sequence or the concertedness of chemical events. We expect our approach to have general applicability in the modeling of enzymatic reactions with quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical models.     

Multiple Light Control Mechanisms in ATP‐Fueled Non‐equilibrium DNA Systems

Fuel‐driven self‐assemblies are gaining ground for creating autonomous systems and materials, whose temporal behavior is preprogrammed by a reaction network. However, up to now there has been a lack of simple external control mechanisms of the transient behavior, at best using remote and benign light control. Even more challenging is to use different wavelengths to modulate the reactivity of different components of the system, for example, as fuel or building blocks. Success would enable such systems to navigate along different trajectories in a wavelength‐dependent fashion. Herein, we introduce the first examples of light control in ATP‐fueled, dynamic covalent DNA polymerization systems organized in an enzymatic reaction network of concurrent ATP‐powered ligation and restriction. We demonstrate concepts for light activation and modulation by introducing caged ATP derivatives and caged DNA building blocks, making it possible to realize light‐activated fueling, self‐sorting in structure and behavior, and transition across different wavelength‐dependent dynamic steady states.