Recent advances in ω-transaminase-mediated biocatalysis for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral amines

Gideon James Grogan; Andreas Bommarius; Mahesh Patil; Hyungdon Yun

doi:10.3390/catal8070254

Recent advances in ω-transaminase-mediated biocatalysis for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral amines

Gideon James Grogan, Andreas Bommarius, Mahesh Patil, Hyungdon Yun

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Abstract

Chiral amines are important components of 40-45% of small molecule pharmaceuticals and many other industrially important fine chemicals and agrochemicals. Recent advances in synthetic applications of ω-transaminases for the production of chiral amines are reviewed herein. Although a new pool of potential ω-transaminases is being continuously screened and characterized from various microbial strains, their industrial application is limited by factors such as disfavored reaction equilibrium, poor substrate scope and product inhibition. We present a closer look at recent developments in overcoming these challenges by various reaction engineering approaches. Furthermore, protein engineering techniques, which play a crucial role in improving the substrate scope of these biocatalysts and their operational stability, are also presented. Last, the incorporation of ω-transaminases in multi-enzymatic cascades, which significantly improves their synthetic applicability in the synthesis of complex chemical compounds, is detailed. This analysis of recent advances shows that ω-transaminases will continue to provide an efficient alternative to conventional catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure amines.

Original language	English
Article number	254
Number of pages	25
Journal	Catalysts
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8070254
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2018

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