Polysubstituted chiral γ-butyrolactones are the core structural units of many natural products and high value-added flavors and fragrances used in the food and cosmetic industry. Current enzymatic cascade synthesis o...Polysubstituted chiral γ-butyrolactones are the core structural units of many natural products and high value-added flavors and fragrances used in the food and cosmetic industry. Current enzymatic cascade synthesis of these molecules faces the problems of low enzyme activity and phase separation in batch reaction, resulting in low productivity. Herein, we report a new continuous-flow process to synthesize the optically pure Nicotiana tabacum lactone(3S,4S)-4a and whisky lactone(3R,4S)-4b from α,β-unsaturatedγ-ketoesters. A new ene reductase(ER) from Swingsia samuiensi(Ss ER) and a carbonyl reductase(Ss CR)were engineered by directed evolution to improve their activity and thermostability. The continuous-flow preparative reactions were performed in two 3D microfluidic reactors, generating(3S,4S)-4a(99% ee and87% de) and(3R,4S)-4b(99% ee and 98% de) with space-time yields 3 and 7.4 times higher than those of the batch reactions. The significant enhancement in the productivity of enzyme cascade catalysis brought by cutting-edge continuous microfluidic technology will benefit the general multi-enzyme catalytic systems in the future.展开更多
Multiple enzymes-induced biological cascade catalysis is indispensable in biotechnology and industrial processes. Nevertheless,the drawbacks of most natural enzymes, including poor stability and recyclability and sens...Multiple enzymes-induced biological cascade catalysis is indispensable in biotechnology and industrial processes. Nevertheless,the drawbacks of most natural enzymes, including poor stability and recyclability and sensitivity to the environment, have hindered their broader application. Here, we report a facile strategy to prepare a biomimetic cascade reaction system by combining the advantages of enzyme immobilization and biomimetic catalysis in a one-pot reaction system based on the hierarchically porous metal-organic frameworks(HP-MOFs). The hierarchically porous zirconium-porphyrin-based MOF(HPPCN-222(Fe)) synthesized by modulator-induced strategy possessed tunable hierarchical porous and peroxidase-like activity,permitting them to act as not only an efficient immobilization matrix for glucose oxidase(GOx) but also peroxidase mimics to catalyze the cascade for glucose detection. A stable, anti-interference and reusable colorimetric biosensor for glucose detection was successfully established through GOx@HP-PCN-222(Fe) on the basis of the artificial tandem catalysis. Moreover, the GOx@HP-PCN-222(Fe)-fabricated electrode was available for glucose detection by electrochemical method. This work provides a potentially universal method to design functional multi-enzymatic cascade reaction systems by integrating the merits of enzyme encapsulation and biomimetic catalysis in HP-MOFs.展开更多
Organocatalytic cascade reactions represent a powerful strategy for the rapid construction of complex chiral molecules with multiple stereocenters from simple substrates under mild conditions. The intriguing structura...Organocatalytic cascade reactions represent a powerful strategy for the rapid construction of complex chiral molecules with multiple stereocenters from simple substrates under mild conditions. The intriguing structural feature and diverse reactivity of catalytically generated dienolate species render them competent and versatile intermediates for the development of practical and valuable cascade reactions. Over the past years, a plethora of innovative and pioneering noncovalent ammonium dienolatemediated cascade reactions have been designed and implemented under the catalysis of chiral organocatalysts, making dienolate activation a general, robust, and complementary method for the functionalization of unsaturated carbonyl compounds and related substances. This review illustrates the recent advances in organocatalytic noncovalent ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions(mainly from 2010 to 2023), including the cascade transformations of ammonium dienolates directly generated from unsaturated ketone/aldehyde, ester/lactone/azlactone, amide/lactam/pyrazolone/oxindole, and alkylidene nitrile compounds. The contents are arranged based on the reaction types of the ammonium dienolates, with an emphasis on cascade 2,5-, 3,5-, and 4,5-difunctionalizations of these intermediates. Furthermore, other cascade reactions involving the 1,3-, 2,3-, and even more complex 3,4,5-reactivities of ammonium dienolates were also discussed. The reaction pathway, reaction stereoinduction, and synthetic applications of the ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions were highlighted throughout the article. As a stimulating and ever-growing research area, the organocatalytic noncovalent ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions are expected to continue demonstrating their magic power for constructing chiral targets in the future and further expanding the boundaries of asymmetric catalysis.展开更多
Highly evolved multi-enzyme cascade catalytic reactions in organisms facilitate rapid transfer of substrates and efficient conversion of intermediates in the catalytic unit,thus rationalizing their efficient biocataly...Highly evolved multi-enzyme cascade catalytic reactions in organisms facilitate rapid transfer of substrates and efficient conversion of intermediates in the catalytic unit,thus rationalizing their efficient biocatalysis.In this study,pore-ordered mesoporous single-atom(Fe)nitrogen-doped carbon nanoreactors(Mp-Fe-CN)were designed,in which a reasonable pore size was designed as a natural enzyme trap coupled to a simulated enzyme center.A polarity-mediated strategy was developed to obtain atomically dispersed nanoporous substrates,with the finding that polarity-guided engineering of the nitrogen-ligand environment and vacancy cluster defects clearly affects nanoporous activity,accompanied by appreciable mesoporous pore size elevation.The active center and distal N atom coordination of Fe-N_(4) affect the catalytic process of the nanozyme exposed by density functional theory(DFT),determining the contribution of hybridized orbitals to electron transfer and the decisive step.A cascade nanoreactor-based domain-limited sarcosine oxidase developed for non-invasive monitoring of sarcosine levels in urine for evaluation of potential prostate carcinogenesis as a proof of concept.Based on the design of surface mesoporous channels of nanocatalytic units,a bridge was built for the interaction between nanozymes and natural enzymes to achieve cascade nanocatalysis of natural enzymatic products.展开更多
The development of stereodivergent synthetic methods to access all four stereoisomers of biologically importantα-fluoroγ-butyrolactones containing vicinal stereocenters is of great importance and poses a formidable ...The development of stereodivergent synthetic methods to access all four stereoisomers of biologically importantα-fluoroγ-butyrolactones containing vicinal stereocenters is of great importance and poses a formidable challenge owing to ring strain and steric hindrance.Herein,a novel asymmetric[3+2]annulation ofα-fluoroα-azaaryl acetates with vinylethylene carbonate was successfully developed through Cu/Ir-catalyzed cascade allylic alkylation/lactonization,affording a variety of enantioenrichedα-fluoroγ-butyrolactones bearing vicinal stereogenic centers with high reaction efficiency and excellent levels of both stereoselectivity and regioselectivity(up to 98%yield,generally>20:1 dr and>99%ee).Notably,all four stereoisomers of these pharmaceutically valuable molecules could be accessed individually via simple permutations of two enantiomeric catalysts.In addition,other azaaryl acetates bearingα-methyl,α-chlorine orα-phenyl group were tolerated well in this transformation.Reaction mechanistic investigations were conducted to explore the process of this bimetallic catalysis based on the results of reaction intermediates,isotopic labelling experiments,and kinetic studies.展开更多
The deep-processing utility of pure hydrogen sulfide (H_(2)S) is a significant direction in natural gas chemical industry.Herein,a brand-new strategy of H_(2)S conversion by a,β-unsaturated carboxylate esters into th...The deep-processing utility of pure hydrogen sulfide (H_(2)S) is a significant direction in natural gas chemical industry.Herein,a brand-new strategy of H_(2)S conversion by a,β-unsaturated carboxylate esters into thiols or thioethers using task-specific carboxylate ionic liquids (ILs) as catalyst has been developed,firstly accomplishing the phase separation of product and catalyst without introducing the third component.It can be considered as a cascade reaction in which the product selectivity can be controlled by adjusting the molar ratio of H_(2)S to a,β-unsaturated carboxylate esters.Also,the effects of ILs with different anions and cations,intermittent feeding operations,as well as pressure-time kinetic behaviors on cascade reaction were investigated.Furthermore,the proposed interaction mechanism of H_(2)S conversion using butyl acrylate catalyzed by[Emim][Ac]was revealed by DFT-based theoretical calculation.The approach enables the self-phase separation promotion of catalyst and product and achieves 99%quantitative conversion under mild conditions in the absence of solvent,making the entire process ecologically benign.High-efficiency reaction activity can still be maintained after ten cycles of the catalyst.Therefore,the good results,combined with its simplicity of operation and the high recyclability of the catalyst,make this green method environmentally friendly and cost-effective.It is anticipated that this self-separation method mediated by task-specific ILs will provide a feasible strategy for H_(2)S utilization,which will guide its application on an industrial scale.展开更多
Polyelectrolyte-doped microcapsules(PDM)was fabricated by coaxial electrospray of a mixture of glycerol and water containing 10 mg/mL cationic polyelectrolyte poly(allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH)fed as the core phase s...Polyelectrolyte-doped microcapsules(PDM)was fabricated by coaxial electrospray of a mixture of glycerol and water containing 10 mg/mL cationic polyelectrolyte poly(allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH)fed as the core phase solution,and a N,N-dimethylacetylamide solution of 10 wt%polyurethane fed as the shell phase solution.Multienzyme system involving Candida Antarctica lipase B(CALB),glucose oxidase(GOD),and horseradish peroxidase(HRP)for cascade reaction was assembled in the PDM at three different places,namely,surface,shell,and lumen.Placing of enzyme inside aqueous lumen of the PDM was realized by in situ encapsulation through adding the enzyme in the core-phase solution for coaxial electrospray.By ion-pairing of enzyme with cationic surfactant CTAB,an organic soluble enzyme-CTAB complex was prepared,so that in situ embedding of enzyme in the shell of the PDM was realized by adding it into the shell phase solution.Surface attachment of enzymes was achieved by layer-by-layer(LbL)technology,which is based on the ion-exchange interactions between oppositely charged enzymes and PAH that was doped in PDM.The enzyme-decorated microcapsule was then studied as a microbioreactor,in which 1-Oxododecyla-α-glucopyranoside was converted by CALB to glucose,which was oxidised by GOD to gluconolactone in a second step.The hydrogen peroxide produced was then used by HRP to oxidize ABTS to form coloured radical cation ABTS•+for activity analysis.The successful fabrication of the PDM and precise localization of enzymes in the PDM by different strategies were fully characterized.By varying the immobilization strategy,totally six PDM bioreactors with three enzymes precisely positional assembled in different strategies were constructed and their activities for the cascade reaction were investigated and compared.The PDM micro-bioreactor prepared by novel electrospray technologies provide a smart platform for positional assembly of multi-enzyme cascade reaction in a precise and well-controlled manner.展开更多
A cobalt-catalyzed ring-opening/hydroxylation cascade of highly strained cyclopropanols has been developed for the first time. The reaction was conducted under open-air atmosphere to afford a broad series of structura...A cobalt-catalyzed ring-opening/hydroxylation cascade of highly strained cyclopropanols has been developed for the first time. The reaction was conducted under open-air atmosphere to afford a broad series of structurally diverse β-hydroxy ketones in moderate to good yields with high regioselectivity.The protocol features mild reaction conditions, simple operation, high-functional-group tolerance, facile scalability, and heterocycle compatibility.展开更多
基金financially sponsored by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2021YFC2102804)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22078096)。
文摘Polysubstituted chiral γ-butyrolactones are the core structural units of many natural products and high value-added flavors and fragrances used in the food and cosmetic industry. Current enzymatic cascade synthesis of these molecules faces the problems of low enzyme activity and phase separation in batch reaction, resulting in low productivity. Herein, we report a new continuous-flow process to synthesize the optically pure Nicotiana tabacum lactone(3S,4S)-4a and whisky lactone(3R,4S)-4b from α,β-unsaturatedγ-ketoesters. A new ene reductase(ER) from Swingsia samuiensi(Ss ER) and a carbonyl reductase(Ss CR)were engineered by directed evolution to improve their activity and thermostability. The continuous-flow preparative reactions were performed in two 3D microfluidic reactors, generating(3S,4S)-4a(99% ee and87% de) and(3R,4S)-4b(99% ee and 98% de) with space-time yields 3 and 7.4 times higher than those of the batch reactions. The significant enhancement in the productivity of enzyme cascade catalysis brought by cutting-edge continuous microfluidic technology will benefit the general multi-enzyme catalytic systems in the future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (92061201, 21825106, 22001238)the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in Universities of Henan Province (19IRTSTHN022)Zhengzhou University。
文摘Multiple enzymes-induced biological cascade catalysis is indispensable in biotechnology and industrial processes. Nevertheless,the drawbacks of most natural enzymes, including poor stability and recyclability and sensitivity to the environment, have hindered their broader application. Here, we report a facile strategy to prepare a biomimetic cascade reaction system by combining the advantages of enzyme immobilization and biomimetic catalysis in a one-pot reaction system based on the hierarchically porous metal-organic frameworks(HP-MOFs). The hierarchically porous zirconium-porphyrin-based MOF(HPPCN-222(Fe)) synthesized by modulator-induced strategy possessed tunable hierarchical porous and peroxidase-like activity,permitting them to act as not only an efficient immobilization matrix for glucose oxidase(GOx) but also peroxidase mimics to catalyze the cascade for glucose detection. A stable, anti-interference and reusable colorimetric biosensor for glucose detection was successfully established through GOx@HP-PCN-222(Fe) on the basis of the artificial tandem catalysis. Moreover, the GOx@HP-PCN-222(Fe)-fabricated electrode was available for glucose detection by electrochemical method. This work provides a potentially universal method to design functional multi-enzymatic cascade reaction systems by integrating the merits of enzyme encapsulation and biomimetic catalysis in HP-MOFs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21871116, U22A20390)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2023-stlt01)the“111” program from the MOE of China。
文摘Organocatalytic cascade reactions represent a powerful strategy for the rapid construction of complex chiral molecules with multiple stereocenters from simple substrates under mild conditions. The intriguing structural feature and diverse reactivity of catalytically generated dienolate species render them competent and versatile intermediates for the development of practical and valuable cascade reactions. Over the past years, a plethora of innovative and pioneering noncovalent ammonium dienolatemediated cascade reactions have been designed and implemented under the catalysis of chiral organocatalysts, making dienolate activation a general, robust, and complementary method for the functionalization of unsaturated carbonyl compounds and related substances. This review illustrates the recent advances in organocatalytic noncovalent ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions(mainly from 2010 to 2023), including the cascade transformations of ammonium dienolates directly generated from unsaturated ketone/aldehyde, ester/lactone/azlactone, amide/lactam/pyrazolone/oxindole, and alkylidene nitrile compounds. The contents are arranged based on the reaction types of the ammonium dienolates, with an emphasis on cascade 2,5-, 3,5-, and 4,5-difunctionalizations of these intermediates. Furthermore, other cascade reactions involving the 1,3-, 2,3-, and even more complex 3,4,5-reactivities of ammonium dienolates were also discussed. The reaction pathway, reaction stereoinduction, and synthetic applications of the ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions were highlighted throughout the article. As a stimulating and ever-growing research area, the organocatalytic noncovalent ammonium dienolate-mediated cascade reactions are expected to continue demonstrating their magic power for constructing chiral targets in the future and further expanding the boundaries of asymmetric catalysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22274022,21874022 and 21675029).
文摘Highly evolved multi-enzyme cascade catalytic reactions in organisms facilitate rapid transfer of substrates and efficient conversion of intermediates in the catalytic unit,thus rationalizing their efficient biocatalysis.In this study,pore-ordered mesoporous single-atom(Fe)nitrogen-doped carbon nanoreactors(Mp-Fe-CN)were designed,in which a reasonable pore size was designed as a natural enzyme trap coupled to a simulated enzyme center.A polarity-mediated strategy was developed to obtain atomically dispersed nanoporous substrates,with the finding that polarity-guided engineering of the nitrogen-ligand environment and vacancy cluster defects clearly affects nanoporous activity,accompanied by appreciable mesoporous pore size elevation.The active center and distal N atom coordination of Fe-N_(4) affect the catalytic process of the nanozyme exposed by density functional theory(DFT),determining the contribution of hybridized orbitals to electron transfer and the decisive step.A cascade nanoreactor-based domain-limited sarcosine oxidase developed for non-invasive monitoring of sarcosine levels in urine for evaluation of potential prostate carcinogenesis as a proof of concept.Based on the design of surface mesoporous channels of nanocatalytic units,a bridge was built for the interaction between nanozymes and natural enzymes to achieve cascade nanocatalysis of natural enzymatic products.
基金We are grateful for financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFA1506700)National Natural Science Foundation of China(22071186,22071187,22101216,22271226,and 22371216)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2020CFA036,2021CFA069)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20190213)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M702514)National Youth Talent Support Program,and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2042022kf1180).
文摘The development of stereodivergent synthetic methods to access all four stereoisomers of biologically importantα-fluoroγ-butyrolactones containing vicinal stereocenters is of great importance and poses a formidable challenge owing to ring strain and steric hindrance.Herein,a novel asymmetric[3+2]annulation ofα-fluoroα-azaaryl acetates with vinylethylene carbonate was successfully developed through Cu/Ir-catalyzed cascade allylic alkylation/lactonization,affording a variety of enantioenrichedα-fluoroγ-butyrolactones bearing vicinal stereogenic centers with high reaction efficiency and excellent levels of both stereoselectivity and regioselectivity(up to 98%yield,generally>20:1 dr and>99%ee).Notably,all four stereoisomers of these pharmaceutically valuable molecules could be accessed individually via simple permutations of two enantiomeric catalysts.In addition,other azaaryl acetates bearingα-methyl,α-chlorine orα-phenyl group were tolerated well in this transformation.Reaction mechanistic investigations were conducted to explore the process of this bimetallic catalysis based on the results of reaction intermediates,isotopic labelling experiments,and kinetic studies.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22208140 and 22078145)。
文摘The deep-processing utility of pure hydrogen sulfide (H_(2)S) is a significant direction in natural gas chemical industry.Herein,a brand-new strategy of H_(2)S conversion by a,β-unsaturated carboxylate esters into thiols or thioethers using task-specific carboxylate ionic liquids (ILs) as catalyst has been developed,firstly accomplishing the phase separation of product and catalyst without introducing the third component.It can be considered as a cascade reaction in which the product selectivity can be controlled by adjusting the molar ratio of H_(2)S to a,β-unsaturated carboxylate esters.Also,the effects of ILs with different anions and cations,intermittent feeding operations,as well as pressure-time kinetic behaviors on cascade reaction were investigated.Furthermore,the proposed interaction mechanism of H_(2)S conversion using butyl acrylate catalyzed by[Emim][Ac]was revealed by DFT-based theoretical calculation.The approach enables the self-phase separation promotion of catalyst and product and achieves 99%quantitative conversion under mild conditions in the absence of solvent,making the entire process ecologically benign.High-efficiency reaction activity can still be maintained after ten cycles of the catalyst.Therefore,the good results,combined with its simplicity of operation and the high recyclability of the catalyst,make this green method environmentally friendly and cost-effective.It is anticipated that this self-separation method mediated by task-specific ILs will provide a feasible strategy for H_(2)S utilization,which will guide its application on an industrial scale.
基金The authors thank the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21676276).
文摘Polyelectrolyte-doped microcapsules(PDM)was fabricated by coaxial electrospray of a mixture of glycerol and water containing 10 mg/mL cationic polyelectrolyte poly(allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH)fed as the core phase solution,and a N,N-dimethylacetylamide solution of 10 wt%polyurethane fed as the shell phase solution.Multienzyme system involving Candida Antarctica lipase B(CALB),glucose oxidase(GOD),and horseradish peroxidase(HRP)for cascade reaction was assembled in the PDM at three different places,namely,surface,shell,and lumen.Placing of enzyme inside aqueous lumen of the PDM was realized by in situ encapsulation through adding the enzyme in the core-phase solution for coaxial electrospray.By ion-pairing of enzyme with cationic surfactant CTAB,an organic soluble enzyme-CTAB complex was prepared,so that in situ embedding of enzyme in the shell of the PDM was realized by adding it into the shell phase solution.Surface attachment of enzymes was achieved by layer-by-layer(LbL)technology,which is based on the ion-exchange interactions between oppositely charged enzymes and PAH that was doped in PDM.The enzyme-decorated microcapsule was then studied as a microbioreactor,in which 1-Oxododecyla-α-glucopyranoside was converted by CALB to glucose,which was oxidised by GOD to gluconolactone in a second step.The hydrogen peroxide produced was then used by HRP to oxidize ABTS to form coloured radical cation ABTS•+for activity analysis.The successful fabrication of the PDM and precise localization of enzymes in the PDM by different strategies were fully characterized.By varying the immobilization strategy,totally six PDM bioreactors with three enzymes precisely positional assembled in different strategies were constructed and their activities for the cascade reaction were investigated and compared.The PDM micro-bioreactor prepared by novel electrospray technologies provide a smart platform for positional assembly of multi-enzyme cascade reaction in a precise and well-controlled manner.
基金State Key Basic Research Program of the People's Republic of China(No.2018YFC0310900)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21871018,21732001)+9 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(Nos.KQTD20190929174023858,JCYJ20180504165454447)Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality(No.201806151622209330)Guangdong Science and Technology Program(No.2017B030314002)Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions(No.2019SHIBS0004)the National Ten Thousand Talent Program(the Leading Talent Tier)for the financial supportthe Science and Technology Project of Henan Province(No.202102310328)the PhD Start-up Program of Anyang Institute of Technology(No.BSJ 2021042)Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project in China(Nos.202102020134,202102020690)Youth Innovation Talents Project of Guangdong Universities(natural science)in China(No.2019KQNCX098)the Henan Postdoctoral Foundation and the Postdoctoral Innovation Base of Anyang Institute of Technology for financial support。
文摘A cobalt-catalyzed ring-opening/hydroxylation cascade of highly strained cyclopropanols has been developed for the first time. The reaction was conducted under open-air atmosphere to afford a broad series of structurally diverse β-hydroxy ketones in moderate to good yields with high regioselectivity.The protocol features mild reaction conditions, simple operation, high-functional-group tolerance, facile scalability, and heterocycle compatibility.
