Entropic and enthalpic contributions to the enantioselectivity of quinohaemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenases from Acetobacter pasteurianus and Comamonas testosteroni in the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols

Sonia S. Machado, Aldo Jongejan, Arie Geerlof, Jaap A. Jongejan, Johannis A. Duine

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Abstract

Quinohaemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenases, QH-ADHs, show appreciable enantioselectivity in the oxidation of certain chiral primary and secondary alcohols. We determined the effect of temperature on the enantiomeric ratio of structurally related enzymes, QH-ADH, Type I, from Comamonas testosteroni and QH-ADH, Type II, from Acetobacter pasteurianus, in the kinetic resolution of racemic 2,2-dimethyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane (solketal) and 2-butanol, respectively. It appears that entropic contributions to the stabilization of the enantioselectivity-determining transition state play an important role in the enantiopreference. Consequences of these findings for the formulation of models that can be used to summarise the observed enantioselectivities are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-207
Number of pages29
JournalBiocatalysis and Biotransformation
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Acetobacter pasteurianus
  • Comamonas testosteroni
  • Enantioselectivity
  • Enthalpy
  • Entropy
  • Oxidation
  • Quinohaemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase
  • Temperature

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