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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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