Title An efficient and regioselective biocatalytic synthesis of aromatic N-oxides by using a soluble di-iron monooxygenase PmlABCDEF produced in the Pseudomonas species /
Authors Petkevičius, Vytautas ; Vaitekūnas, Justas ; Gasparavičiūtė, Renata ; Tauraitė, Daiva ; Meškys, Rolandas
DOI 10.1111/1751-7915.13849
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Is Part of Microbial biotechnology.. Hoboken : Wiley. 2021, vol. 14, iss. 4, p. 1771-1783.. ISSN 1751-7915
Keywords [eng] Biocatalysis ; chemoselectivity ; nitrogen heterocycles ; oxidation ; regioselectivity ; soluble di-iron monooxygenase
Abstract [eng] Here, we present an improved whole-cell biocatalysis system for the synthesis of heteroaromatic N-oxides based on the production of a soluble di-iron monooxygenase PmlABCDEF in Pseudomonas sp. MIL9 and Pseudomonas putida KT2440. The presented biocatalysis system performs under environmentally benign conditions, features a straightforward and inexpensive procedure and possesses a high substrate conversion and product yield. The capacity of gram-scale production was reached in the simple shake-flask cultivation. The template substrates (pyridine, pyrazine, 2-aminopyrimidine) have been converted into pyridine-1-oxide, pyrazine-1-oxide and 2-aminopyrimidine-1-oxide in product titres of 18.0, 19.1 and 18.3 g l-1, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the highest reported productivity of aromatic N-oxides using biocatalysis methods. Moreover, comparing to the chemical method of aromatic N-oxides synthesis based on meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid, the developed approach is applicable for a regioselective oxidation that is an additional advantageous option in the preparation of the anticipated N-oxides.
Published Hoboken : Wiley
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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