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Trends in biotechnology, 2005

Polyamino acids, such as polyleucine, behave as synthetic enzymes in the asymmetric epoxidation o... more Polyamino acids, such as polyleucine, behave as synthetic enzymes in the asymmetric epoxidation of chalcone and other electron-deficient alkenes (the Julià-Colonna reaction). The influences of reaction conditions, of the molecular structure of the catalysts and of the scaling-up of the process on the enantioselectivity of the reaction have been determined. The kinetics and mechanism have been investigated using a soluble PEG-polyleucine conjugate, which behaves in a similar way to an enzyme, showing saturation kinetics for both chalcone and HOO-. Enantioselective catalysis is achieved with peptides with as few as five residues and scalemic catalysts show high chiral amplification. Here, we discuss the relevance of these-enzyme like catalysts to prebiotic processes, such as the role of small peptides in the formation of optically active cyanohydrins.

J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1982

Page 1. J. CHEM. SOC. PERKIN TRANS. I 1982 1317 Synthetic Enzymes. Part 2.1 Catalytic Asymmetric ... more Page 1. J. CHEM. SOC. PERKIN TRANS. I 1982 1317 Synthetic Enzymes. Part 2.1 Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation by means of Polyamino-acids in a Triphase System By Sebastihn Julih,' Joan Guixer, Jaume Masana, and Jose Rocas, Departamento de Qulmica OrgAnica, ...

Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2009

... 386–391. 11 S. Ryu, J. Lin and CM Thompson. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 4 (1991), pp. 517–520. 12 J.... more ... 386–391. 11 S. Ryu, J. Lin and CM Thompson. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 4 (1991), pp. 517–520. 12 J. Hernandez, NR Robledo, L. Velasco, R. Quintero, MA Pickard and R. Vasquez-Duhalt. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol., 61 (1998), pp. 87–94. 13 G. Hilgetag and G. Lehmann. J. Prakt. ...

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 1987

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2, 1976

Synthetic Communications, 1985

ABSTRACT The addition of thiophenol to α, β, unsaturated ketones in the presence of different pro... more ABSTRACT The addition of thiophenol to α, β, unsaturated ketones in the presence of different proteins gives optically active adducts with enantiomeric excess up to 29%.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 1974

ABSTRACT Chlorination of trans- and cis-4-p-chlorophenylthian 1-oxide [(I) and (II)] affords as m... more ABSTRACT Chlorination of trans- and cis-4-p-chlorophenylthian 1-oxide [(I) and (II)] affords as main product 2ax-chloro-4eq-p-chlorophenylthian 1eq-oxide (IIIa), together with minor amounts of 2eq-chloro-4eq-p-chlorophenylthian 1ax-oxide (IVa). Bromination of (I) gives a similar mixture of the bromo-sulphoxides (IIIb) and (IVb). In the presence of silver nitrate the main products from the trans-substrate (I) are the 1ax-oxides (IV) and the only products from the cis-substrate (II) are the 1eq-oxides (III). The reactions in the absence and in the presence of silver ions seem to be subject to predominant thermodynamic and kinetic control, respectively.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1975

Tetrahedron, 1991

In situ generated dioxiranes oxidize a series of prochiral sulphides to the corresponding sulphox... more In situ generated dioxiranes oxidize a series of prochiral sulphides to the corresponding sulphoxides with enantiomeric excess (ee) up to 89%, when bovine serum albumin (BSA) is used as chiral auxiliary. The degree of enantioselectivity, as well as yield and reaction ...

Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 1992

Srereochemlcal studies. The oxidation of several sulfides by 3 64 3 2 o-CH-C H-S-CH 16 3 64 3 3 p... more Srereochemlcal studies. The oxidation of several sulfides by 3 64 3 2 o-CH-C H-S-CH 16 3 64 3 3 p-CH 0-C H-S-CH 17 3 64 3 4 o-CH 0-C H-S-CH 18 3 64 3 5 C H-S-CH 19 65 3 6 p-Cl-C H-S-CH 20 64 3

Tetrahedron Letters, 1994

Ahtrack Micaqmoxldase-11 catalyzed oxidation of alkyl aryl sultides by ll202 pn?.ferentially give... more Ahtrack Micaqmoxldase-11 catalyzed oxidation of alkyl aryl sultides by ll202 pn?.ferentially give the (-)_(S)-sulfoxldes (e.e. 16-25 %). Micxopetoxidase-1 1 (MP-11) is a heme peptide obtained by the digestion of cytochrome c with proteolytic enzymes. 192 It consists of eleven amino acid residues covalently linked via thioether linkages to an ironprotoporphyrin IX having a hi&line aa axial ligand. L&e other peroxidases, MP-11 reacts with Ha or other peroxides to give two reactive intermediates3 analogous to compounds I and II of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) that represent states two and one-electron mom oxidized than the native ferric form. Such intermediates are able to abstract one electron from the substrate to produce a free radicaL4 In HRP, this species can undergo coupling, disproportionation, or reaction with other substrates or molecular oxygen. Howeveir the sulfoxidation of thioanisole suggests, at least in the case of horseradish peroxidase, an atypical two-electron transfer process.5 Contrtuy to early reports, recently we6 and others5 have found that the oxidation of thioanisole and its analogws S.

Tetrahedron Letters, 1987

Water miscible or immiscible organic cosolvents can strongly influence the enantioselectivity of ... more Water miscible or immiscible organic cosolvents can strongly influence the enantioselectivity of the Weitz-Scheffer condensation catalyzed by bovine serum albumin, the enantiomeric excess (e.e.) being in the range O-90%.

Tetrahedron Letters, 1986

E. Weitz and A. Scheffer Chem. Ber. 54 (1921), p. 2327. Full Text via CrossRef G. Serti In: EL El... more E. Weitz and A. Scheffer Chem. Ber. 54 (1921), p. 2327. Full Text via CrossRef G. Serti In: EL Eliel and N. Allinger, Editors, Topics in Stereochemistry, Wiley-Interscience, New York (1973), p. 93 and references therein . ... JT Matschiner In: JW Suttie and HF De Luca, ...

Tetrahedron, 2004

Recent studies show that many proteins can provide low levels of activity in reactions different ... more Recent studies show that many proteins can provide low levels of activity in reactions different from those involved in their normal biological function. 1 Activity can be improved by engineering the proteins, particularly in the active site features. Such a strategy has become popular in ...

Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1994

A study on the stereochemistry of the oxidation of sulfur by several monooxygenases using numerou... more A study on the stereochemistry of the oxidation of sulfur by several monooxygenases using numerous organic sulfides as substrates is reported. In most cases the sulfoxidation reaction is highly enantioselective. The various factors that control the enantioselectivity have been examined.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1997

The self-reproduction of vesicles formed by (S)-and (R)-2-methyldodecanoic acid (4) was investiga... more The self-reproduction of vesicles formed by (S)-and (R)-2-methyldodecanoic acid (4) was investigated in order to relate the autocatalytic increase of the vesicle concentration with enantioselectivity. 4(R) and 4(S) were synthesized with an enantiomeric excess greater than 98%. 4 forms vesicles in aqueous solution in the pH region between 8.8 and 7.5. Chiral properties of the vesicles were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and circular dichroism (CD). For self-reproduction studies, the hydrolysis of the water-insoluble 2-methyldodecanoic anhydride (8) was investigated in a biphasic system consisting of an aqueous solution and 8. The reaction rates of 8(RR) and 8(SS) catalyzed by 4(R) or 4(S) vesicles were the same within experimental errors, indicating that the chiral vesicles cannot induce significant enantioselectivity. However, a clear effect was observed at 10°C: racemic vesicles destabilized during hydrolysis, causing phase separation, whereas homochiral vesicles remained stable and continued to self-reproduce.

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The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1975

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986

exact mass calcd for C8HI2O3 m/z 156.0786, found m/z 156.0777. The R group of 19 and 20 was conve... more exact mass calcd for C8HI2O3 m/z 156.0786, found m/z 156.0777. The R group of 19 and 20 was converted to Me group during the desilylation step. The acetylenic ester was reduced with Lindler catalyst. To a solution of 20 mg of Pd-BaSO, dissolved in 5 mL of MeOH was added the ester (0.5 mmol) in MeOH. The usual hydrogenation gave 5 and 6 (R = Me).