Abstract
The ol' switcheroo: The enantioselectivity of an O2-dependent hydroxylation at a mononuclear non-heme iron center was switched from S to R by changing the geometry of the substrate ligand at the metal center through protein redesign. This rational approach resulted in a greater than 9000-fold enhancement in (R)-selectivity and yielded a highly active (R)-mandelate synthase. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9677-9681 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2013 |
Keywords
- asymmetric catalysis
- hydroxylation
- metalloenzymes
- non-heme iron
- protein design