2yii
From Proteopedia
Manipulating the regioselectivity of phenylalanine aminomutase: new insights into the reaction mechanism of MIO-dependent enzymes from structure-guided directed evolution
Structural highlights
FunctionPAM_TAXWC Phenylalanine aminomutase that catalyzes the rearrangement of L-phenylalanine to R-beta-phenylalanine. Catalyzes the first commited step in the biosynthesis of the side chain of the alkaloid taxol (paclitaxel), a widely-used compound with antitumor activity. Has also low phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity and can catalyze the amination of trans-cinnamate.[1] [2] [3] Publication Abstract from PubMedTurn to switch: A mutant of phenylalanine aminomutase was engineered that can catalyze the regioselective amination of cinnamate derivatives (see scheme, red) to, for example, beta-amino acids. This regioselectivity, along with the X-ray crystal structures, suggests two distinct carboxylate binding modes differentiated by C(beta)-C(ipso) bond rotation, which determines if beta- (see scheme) or alpha-addition takes place. Mechanism-inspired engineering of phenylalanine aminomutase for enhanced beta-regioselective asymmetric amination of cinnamates.,Wu B, Szymanski W, Wybenga GG, Heberling MM, Bartsch S, de Wildeman S, Poelarends GJ, Feringa BL, Dijkstra BW, Janssen DB Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jan 9;51(2):482-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201106372. Epub, 2011 Nov 23. PMID:22113970[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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