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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-207 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Biocatalysis and Biotransformation |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Acetobacter pasteurianus
- Comamonas testosteroni
- Enantioselectivity
- Enthalpy
- Entropy
- Oxidation
- Quinohaemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase
- Temperature