Structural highlights
Function
[PAMO_THEFY] Catalyzes a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reaction, i.e. the insertion of an oxygen atom into a carbon-carbon bond adjacent to a carbonyl, which converts ketones to esters. Is most efficient with phenylacetone as substrate, leading to the formation of benzyl acetate. Can also oxidize other aromatic ketones (benzylacetone, alpha-methylphenylacetone and 4-hydroxyacetophenone), some aliphatic ketones (dodecan-2-one and bicyclohept-2-en-6-one) and sulfides (e.g. methyl 4-tolylsulfide).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
By a targeted enzyme engineering approach, we were able to create an efficient NADPH oxidase from a monooxygenase. Intriguingly, replacement of only one specific single amino acid was sufficient for such a monooxygenase-to-oxidase switch-a complete transition in enzyme activity. Pre-steady-state kinetic analysis and elucidation of the crystal structure of the C65D PAMO mutant revealed that the mutation introduces small changes near the flavin cofactor, resulting in a rapid decay of the peroxyflavin intermediate. The engineered biocatalyst was shown to be a thermostable, solvent tolerant, and effective cofactor-regenerating biocatalyst. Therefore, it represents a valuable new biocatalytic tool.
Finding the Switch: Turning a Baeyer-Villiger Monooxygenase into a NADPH Oxidase.,Brondani PB, Dudek HM, Martinoli C, Mattevi A, Fraaije MW J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Dec 1. PMID:25423359[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Brondani PB, Dudek HM, Martinoli C, Mattevi A, Fraaije MW. Finding the Switch: Turning a Baeyer-Villiger Monooxygenase into a NADPH Oxidase. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Dec 1. PMID:25423359 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja508265b
