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(S)-N-Boc-3-hydroxypiperidine ((S)-NBHP) is a key pharmaceutical intermediate and the chiral source in synthesizing Imbruvica, which is a newly approved drug in lymphoma therapy by targeting Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK). Current chemical synthesis of (S)-NBHP suffered from the need of noble metal catalyst and low yield. The single reported bioconversion of (S)-NBHP was achieved by using recombinant ketoreductase, but enzyme sequence was kept confidential and the catalytic process suffered from the thermodeactivation and substrate inhibition. In the current study, we presented a thermostable aldo-keto reductase (AKR)—AKR-43—which showed high activity toward N-Boc-3-piperidone (NBP) to produce (S)-NBHP, high enantioselectivity, and no substrate inhibition. The molecular simulations demonstrated the structural rationale for the enantioselectivity of AKR-43 toward NBP and supported the classic ordered two-step catalytic mechanism. The catalytic process was achieved by using glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) for cofactor recycling, and the optimal reaction conditions were determined to be 30 °C and pH 7.5. Within a reaction time of 16 h, the 16 % substrate concentration (w/w), over 99 % ee and under 3.5 % of enzyme loading (w/w) characterized a high efficiency process with promising industrial values.
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He, M., Zhou, S., Cui, M. et al. Efficient Preparation of (S)-N-Boc-3-Hydroxylpiperidine Through Bioreduction by a Thermostable Aldo-KetoReductase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 181, 1304–1313 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2285-3
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