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A Novel Chemoenzymatic Approach to Produce Cilengitide Using the Thioesterase Domain from Microcystis aeruginosa
Longliang Qiao1, Jian Fang2, Peng Zhu3,4
1College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China.
Abstract:
Modern organic chemistry faces many difficulties in the reliable production of cyclopeptides, such as poor yields and insufficient regio- and stereoselectivity. Thioesterase (TE) shows impressive stereospecificity, region- and chemoselectivity during the cyclization of peptide substrates. The biocatalytic properties of TE provide high value for industrial applications. Herein, a novel chemoenzymatic method to synthesize cilengitide is described based on the cyclic activity of the TE domain from microcystin synthetase C (McyC) of Microcystis aeruginosa. In addition, a single active site mutation in the McyC TE was engineered to generate a more effective macrocyclization catalyst. Compared to the chemical approach to synthesize cilengitide, this novel enzyme-catalysed methodology exhibits a higher synthetic efficiency with an approximately 3.4-fold higher yield (49.2%).
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