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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2018

Rhodococcus strains as source for ene-reductase activity.

Bi-Shuang Chen, Rosario Médici, Michelle P van der Helm, Ymke van Zwet, Lorina Gjonaj, Roelien van der Geest, Linda G Otten, Ulf Hanefeld

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Bi-Shuang ChenBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Rosario MédiciBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Michelle P van der HelmBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Ymke van ZwetBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Lorina GjonajBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Roelien van der GeestBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Linda G OttenBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Ulf HanefeldBiocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands. u.hanefeld@tudelft.nl.
Delft University of Technology · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhodococcus strains are ubiquitous in nature and known to metabolise a wide variety of compounds. At the same time, asymmetric reduction of C=C bonds is important in the production of high-valued chiral building blocks. In order to evaluate if Rhodococci can be used for this task, we have probed several Rhodococcus rhodochrous and R. erythropolis strains for ene-reductase activity. A series of substrates including activated ketones, an aldehyde, an imide and nitro-compound were screened using whole cells of seven Rhodococcus strains. This revealed that whole cells of all Rhodococcus strains showed apparent (S)-selectivity towards ketoisophorone, while most other organisms show (R)-selectivity for this compound. Three putative ene-reductases from R. rhodochrous ATCC 17895 were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. One protein was purified and its biocatalytic and biochemical properties were characterised, showing typical (enantioselective) properties for class 3 ene-reductases of the old yellow enzyme family.

Indexed as

BiocatalysisEscherichia coliOxidation-ReductionOxidoreductasesRhodococcusOxidoreductasesAsymmetric reductionEnantioselectivityEne-reductaseRhodococcus

Identifiers

PMID29705954
PMCPMC5999131
OpenAlexW2800052738

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