Inversion of enantioselectivity of a mononuclear non-heme iron(II)-dependent hydroxylase by tuning the interplay of metal-center geometry and protein structure

Sarah M. Pratter, Cornelia Konstantinovics, Cristiana M L Di Giuro, Erich Leitner, Devesh Kumar, Sam P. De Visser, Gideon Grogan, Grit D. Straganz

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)9677-9681
    Number of pages4
    JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
    Volume52
    Issue number37
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Sept 2013

    Keywords

    • asymmetric catalysis
    • hydroxylation
    • metalloenzymes
    • non-heme iron
    • protein design

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