摘要:
Disclosed are: a novel (S,S)-butanediol dehydrogenase; a gene encoding the enzyme protein; a vector carrying the gene; a transformant having the vector therein; and a method for production of an optically active alcohol using the transformant. The polypeptide has physicochemical properties including a property of reacting, together with NAD+ as a coenzyme, with (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol to produce (S)-acetoin and a property of reducing, together with NADH as a coenzyme, 2,3-butandione to produce (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol.
摘要:
An efficient process for producing optically active alcohols, such as (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile. In one aspect, there is provided a polypeptide isolated from a microbe belonging to the genus Candida, having the activity of asymmetric reduction of 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile into formation of (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile, and further provided a DNA coding for the polypeptide and a transformant capable of producing the polypeptide. In another aspect, there is provided a process for producing an optically active alcohol, such as (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile, comprising reducing a carbonyl compound, such as 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile, by the use of the above polypeptide or transformant.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method enabling convenient production of an optically active secondary alcohol useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, particularly an optically active 1,2-diol and an optically active 2-alkanol, from an enantiomer mixture thereof. An oxidizing enzyme source having the capability of selectively oxidizing one enantiomer of secondary alcohol is allowed to act on an enantiomer mixture of secondary alcohol in the presence of a reducing enzyme source having the capability of reverse enantio-selectively reducing a ketone derivative, to convert the enantiomer mixture into a substantially single enantiomer at a theoretical percent recovery of 100%, whereby an optically active secondary alcohol is produced.
摘要:
There is provided a polypeptide having the following physical and chemical properties: (1) potency: stereoselectively reducing 1-chloro-3-hydroxyacetone with the use of NADH as a coenzyme to thereby produce (S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol; (2) molecular weight: about 340,000 as measured by gel filtration analysis and about 43,000 as measured by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis; (3) optimum temperature: 60˚ to 70˚C; (4) reduction optimum pH: 6.0, and (5) oxidation optimum pH: 9.0. Further, there are provided a polypeptide composed of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 of the sequence listing; a DNA coding for the polypeptide; and a transformant capable of producing the polypeptide in high rate. Still further, there is provided a process for producing (S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol useful as a starting material of medicine, etc. in which use is made of the above polypeptide or transformant.