Table 1 Analytical biotransformation of glycine and aldehydes to α-hydroxy acids by cascade catalysis

From: Asymmetric assembly of high-value α-functionalized organic acids using a biocatalytic chiral-group-resetting process

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Substratea

Product

Conv (%)

Yieldb (mg l−1)

e.e.c (%)

1a

(S)-5a

89

1470

99

(R)-5a

85

1404

99

1b

(S)-5b

87

1593

99

(R)-5b

75

1374

99

1c

(S)-5c

78

1413

99

(R)-5c

81

1467

98

1d

(S)-5d

91

1816

99

(R)-5d

92

1836

99

1e

(S)-5e

71

1272

98

(R)-5e

55

985

96

1f

(S)-5f

78

1296

99

(R)-5f

70

1163

99

1g

(S)-5g

71

1215

99

(R)-5g

78

1335

99

1h

(S)-5h

87

1019

99

(R)-5h

83

972

99

1i

(S)-5i

90

928

99

(R)-5i

80

825

99

  1. a Reactions were performed in duplicate with resting cells of E. coli (OA15 or OA23) (10 g dcw l−1) and 1ai (10 mM) in 2 ml KP buffer (50 mM, pH 8.0, 100 µM PLP, 1 mM NAD+, and 10% DMSO) at 200 rpm and 25 °C for 36 h
  2. b The conversion and yields were obtained after completion of the reactions and determined by HPLC analysis. The values are averages of two experiments
  3. c Enantiomeric excess (e.e.) was determined by chiral HPLC analysis (Supplementary Figs 8-15). The values are averages of two experiments