One-Pot Biocatalytic Conversion of Chemically Inert Hydrocarbons into Chiral Amino Acids through Internal Cofactor and H2O2 Recycling
Aiwen Wang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorYongze Wang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuanxiang You
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhiqing Huang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Xingwang Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
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Prof. Shengying Li
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, 266237 China
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Prof. Hui Chen
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorAiwen Wang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorYongze Wang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuanxiang You
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhiqing Huang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Xingwang Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
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Prof. Shengying Li
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, 266237 China
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Prof. Hui Chen
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China
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Chemically inert hydrocarbons are the primary feedstocks used in the petrochemical industry and can be converted into more intricate and valuable chemicals. However, two major challenges impede this conversion process: selective activation of C−H bonds in hydrocarbons and systematic functionalization required to synthesize complex structures. To address these issues, we developed a multi-enzyme cascade conversion system based on internal cofactor and H2O2 recycling to achieve the one-pot deep conversion from heptane to chiral (S)-2-aminoheptanoic acid under mild conditions. First, a hydrogen-borrowing-cycle-based NADH regeneration method and H2O2 in situ generation and consumption strategy were applied to realize selective C−H bond oxyfunctionalization, converting heptane into 2-hydroxyheptanoic acid. Integrating subsequent reductive amination driven by the second hydrogen-borrowing cycle, (S)-2-aminoheptanoic acid was finally accumulated at 4.57 mM with eep>99 %. Hexane, octane, 2-methylheptane, and butylbenzene were also successfully converted into the corresponding chiral amino acids with eep>99 %. Overall, the conversion system employed internal cofactor and H2O2 recycling, with O2 as the oxidant and ammonium as the amination reagent to fulfill the enzymatic conversion from chemically inert hydrocarbons into chiral amino acids under environmentally friendly conditions, which is a highly challenging transformation in traditional organic synthesis.
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