Abstract
Compelling evidence for the intermediacy of the free β-keto acid 1, rather than the corresponding enzyme-bound thiolate as previously proposed, in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic actinorhodin (2) was obtained from studies of the enantioselective reduction of a range of β-keto acids by the engineered strain of S. coelicolor CH999/pIJ5675. This excellent whole-cell biotransformation system gave the desired S β-hydroxy acids with >95% ee.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1121-1125 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Biosynthesis
- Enantioselectivity
- Enzymes
- Reduction