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Methodology Development in Directed Evolution: Exploring Options when Applying Triple‐Code Saturation Mutagenesis
Author(s) -
Qu Ge,
Lonsdale Richard,
Yao Peiyuan,
Li Guangyue,
Liu Beibei,
Reetz Manfred T.,
Sun Zhoutong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201700562
Subject(s) - saturated mutagenesis , directed evolution , regioselectivity , mutagenesis , chemistry , stereoselectivity , combinatorial chemistry , ketone , stereochemistry , computational biology , mutant , biochemistry , biology , gene , catalysis , organic chemistry
Directed evolution of stereo‐ or regioselective enzymes as catalysts in asymmetric transformations is of particular interest in organic synthesis. Upon evolving these biocatalysts, screening is the bottleneck. To beat the numbers problem most effectively, methods and strategies for building “small but smart” mutant libraries have been developed. Herein, we compared two different strategies regarding the application of triple‐code saturation mutagenesis (TCSM) at multiresidue sites of the Thermoanaerobacter brockii alcohol dehydrogenase by using distinct reduced amino‐acid alphabets. By using the synthetically difficult‐to‐reduce prochiral ketone tetrahydrofuran‐3‐one as a substrate, highly R ‐ and S ‐selective variants were obtained (92–99 % ee ) with minimal screening. The origin of stereoselectivity was provided by molecular dynamics analyses, which is discussed in terms of the Bürgi–Dunitz trajectory.