Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 262 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-Gu, 120-749 Seoul, South Korea.
Org Biomol Chem. 2013 Sep 25;11(40):6929-33. doi: 10.1039/c3ob40495a.
Isopropylamine is an ideal amino donor for reductive amination of carbonyl compounds by ω-transaminase (ω-TA) owing to its cheapness and high volatility of a ketone product. Here we developed asymmetric synthesis of unnatural amino acids via ω-TA-catalyzed amino group transfer between α-keto acids and isopropylamine.
异丙胺由于其廉价和酮产物的高挥发性,是ω-转氨酶(ω-TA)用于羰基化合物还原胺化的理想氨基供体。在这里,我们通过 ω-TA 催化的α-酮酸和异丙胺之间的氨基转移反应,开发了非天然氨基酸的不对称合成方法。