Enzyme-catalysed oxidation of 1,2-disulfides to yield chiral thiosulfinate, sulfoxide and cis-dihydrodiol metabolites

Derek R. Boyd*, Narain D. Sharma, Steven D. Shepherd, Stig G. Allenmark, Christopher C R Allen

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Abstract

Enantioenriched and enantiopure thiosulfinates were obtained by asymmetric sulfoxidation of cyclic 1,2-disulfides, using chemical and enzymatic (peroxidase, monooxygenase, dioxygenase) oxidation methods and chiral stationary phase HPLC resolution of racemic thiosulfinates. Enantiomeric excess values, absolute configurations and configurational stabilities of chiral thiosulfinates were determined. Methyl phenyl sulfoxide, benzo[c]thiophene cis-4,5-dihydrodiol and 1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]thiophene derivatives were among unexpected types of metabolites isolated, when acyclic and cyclic 1,2-disulfide were used as substrates for Pseudomonas putida strains. Possible biosynthetic pathways are presented for the production of metabolites from 1,4-dihydrobenzo-2,3-dithiane, including a novel cis-dihydrodiol metabolite that was also derived from benzo[c]thiophene and 1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]thiophene.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27607-27619
Number of pages13
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number52
Early online date26 Jun 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry

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