Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Chembiochem. 2012 Sep 3;13(13):1869-73. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201200371. Epub 2012 Jul 31.
Serendipitous switch: While exploring cis-nitrostyrene as a potential electrophile in Michael-type addition reactions catalysed by the enzyme 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase (4-OT), it was unexpectedly found that 4-OT catalyses the isomerisation of cis-nitrostyrene to trans-nitrostyrene (k(cat) /K(m) = 1.9×10(3) M(-1) s(-1) ).
在探索顺式硝基苯乙烯作为酶 4-氧代戊烯酸转脒酶(4-OT)催化的迈克尔加成反应中的潜在亲电试剂时,出人意料地发现 4-OT 催化顺式硝基苯乙烯异构化为反式硝基苯乙烯(k(cat)/K(m) = 1.9×10(3) M(-1) s(-1))。