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ArticleCommunications chemistry2024

Computational mechanistic investigation of the kinetic resolution of α-methyl-phenylacetaldehyde by norcoclaurine synthase.

Shiqing Zhang, Chenghua Zhang, Aijing Guo, Baoyan Liu, Hao Su, Xiang Sheng

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Chemoenzymatic synthesis.Communications chemistry · 2025
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shiqing ZhangTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.
Chenghua ZhangTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.
Aijing GuoTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.
Baoyan LiuTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7464-4017
Hao SuTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China. suhao@tib.cas.cn.
Xiang ShengTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, PR China. shengx@tib.cas.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-6649
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNNorth Sichuan Medical University · CNTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Norcoclaurine synthase from Thalictrum flavum (TfNCS) demonstrated high stereospecificity and yield in catalyzing the Pictet-Spengler reaction of dopamine with chiral aldehydes, achieving kinetic resolution of aldehydes. However, the mechanism and the factors contributing to the stereoselectivity remain unclear. Herein, by using quantum chemical calculations, the mechanisms of TfNCS-catalyzed reactions of dopamine with both enantiomers of α-methyl-phenylacetaldehyde are studied. The calculations reveal a mechanism mirroring the reaction of natural substrates, for which the deprotonation of the C5-H of the cyclized intermediate is rate-limiting. The calculated overall barriers are 20.1 kcal mol

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