| Title : Directed evolution of an esterase from Pseudomonas fluorescens yields a mutant with excellent enantioselectivity and activity for the kinetic resolution of a chiral building block - Schmidt_2006_Chembiochem_7_805 |
| Author(s) : Schmidt M , Hasenpusch D , Kahler M , Kirchner U , Wiggenhorn K , Langel W , Bornscheuer UT |
| Ref : Chembiochem , 7 :805 , 2006 |
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Abstract :
A triple mutant of an esterase from Pseudomonas fluorescens (PFE) that was created by directed evolution exhibited high enantioselectivity (E=89) in a kinetic resolution and yielded the building block (S)-but-3-yn-2-ol. Surprisingly, a mutation close to the active site caused the formation of inclusion bodies, but remote mutations were found to be responsible for the high selectivity. Back mutations gave a variant (double mutant PFE Ile76Val/Val175Ala) that showed excellent selectivity (E=96) and activity (20 min for 50% conversion, which corresponds to 1.25 U per mg of protein). |
| PubMedSearch : Schmidt_2006_Chembiochem_7_805 |
| PubMedID: 16575940 |
Schmidt M, Hasenpusch D, Kahler M, Kirchner U, Wiggenhorn K, Langel W, Bornscheuer UT (2006)
Directed evolution of an esterase from Pseudomonas fluorescens yields a mutant with excellent enantioselectivity and activity for the kinetic resolution of a chiral building block
Chembiochem
7 :805
Schmidt M, Hasenpusch D, Kahler M, Kirchner U, Wiggenhorn K, Langel W, Bornscheuer UT (2006)
Chembiochem
7 :805