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Chemical Communications

Transaminations with isopropyl amine: equilibrium displacement with yeast alcohol dehydrogenase coupled to in situcofactorregeneration†‡

Karim Engelmark Cassimjee,a   Cecilia Branneby,b   Vahak Abedi,c   Andrew Wellsd  and  Per Berglund*a  

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a Division of Biochemistry, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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c AstraZeneca R&D, SE-151 85 Södertälje, Sweden
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d AstraZeneca Global Process R&D, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, Leics, UK
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Abstract

Enantiopure chiral amines synthesis using ω-transaminases is hindered by an unfavourable equilibrium, but when using isopropylamine as the amine donor the equilibrium can be completely displaced by using a specific dehydrogenase in situ for removal of formed acetone.

Graphical abstract: Transaminations with isopropyl amine: equilibrium displacement with yeast alcohol dehydrogenase coupled to in situ cofactor regeneration

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC00050G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 feb 2010
Accepted
28 apr 2010
First published
12 mei 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 5569-5571

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Transaminations with isopropyl amine: equilibrium displacement with yeast alcohol dehydrogenase coupled to in situ cofactor regeneration

K. E. Cassimjee, C. Branneby, V. Abedi, A. Wells and P. Berglund, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 5569 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00050G

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