CuII‐Containing 1‐Aminocyclopropane Carboxylic Acid Oxidase Is an Efficient Stereospecific Diels–Alderase |
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Authors: | Wadih Ghattas,Virginie Dubosclard,Sybille Tachon,Morane Beaumet,R gis Guillot,Marius R glier,A. Jalila Simaan,Jean‐Pierre Mahy |
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Affiliation: | Wadih Ghattas,Virginie Dubosclard,Sybille Tachon,Morane Beaumet,Régis Guillot,Marius Réglier,A. Jalila Simaan,Jean‐Pierre Mahy |
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Abstract: | In the context of developing ecofriendly chemistry, artificial enzymes are now considered as promising tools for synthesis. They are prepared in particular with the aim to catalyze reactions that are rarely, if ever, catalyzed by natural enzymes. We discovered that 1‐aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid oxidase reconstituted with CuII served as an efficient artificial Diels–Alderase. The kinetic parameters of the catalysis of the cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene and 2‐azachalcone were determined (KM=230 μm , kapp=3 h?1), which gave access to reaction conditions that provided quantitative yield and >99 % ee of the (1S,2R,3R,4R) product isomer. This unprecedented performance was rationalized by molecular modeling as only one docking pose of 2‐azachalcone was possible in the active site of the enzyme and this was the one that leads to the (1S,2R,3R,4R) product isomer. |
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Keywords: | Enzymkatalyse Diels-Alder-Reaktionen Kü nstliche Enzyme |
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