The Oxidation of Thiols by Flavoprotein Oxidases: a Biocatalytic Route to Reactive Thiocarbonyls.

T.A. Ewing; W.P. Dijkman; J.J.M. Vervoort; M.W. Fraaije; W.J.H. van Berkel

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The Oxidation of Thiols by Flavoprotein Oxidases: a Biocatalytic Route to Reactive Thiocarbonyls.

T.A. Ewing, W.P. Dijkman, J.J.M. Vervoort, M.W. Fraaije, W.J.H. van Berkel

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Flavoprotein oxidases are a diverse class of biocatalysts, most of which catalyze the oxidation of C[BOND]O, C[BOND]N, or C[BOND]C bonds. Flavoprotein oxidases that are known to catalyze the oxidation of C[BOND]S bonds are rare, being limited to enzymes that catalyze the oxidative cleavage of thioethers. Herein, we report that various flavoprotein oxidases, previously thought to solely act on alcohols, also catalyze the oxidation of thiols to thiocarbonyls. These results highlight the versatility of enzymatic catalysis and provide a potential biocatalytic route to reactive thiocarbonyl compounds, which have a variety of applications in synthetic organic chemistry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13206-13209
Journal	Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume	53
Issue number	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201407520
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

vanillyl-alcohol oxidase
streptomyces-coelicolor
catalytic mechanism
alditol oxidase
sulfhydryl oxidase
discovery
quinones
flavins
enzyme

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