Engineered Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Oxidative Biaryl Coupling Reaction Provides a Scalable Entry into Arylomycin Antibiotics

J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Aug 17;144(32):14838-14845. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c06019. Epub 2022 Jul 29.

Abstract

We report herein the first example of a cytochrome P450-catalyzed oxidative carbon-carbon coupling process for a scalable entry into arylomycin antibiotic cores. Starting from wild-type hydroxylating cytochrome P450 enzymes and engineered Escherichia coli, a combination of enzyme engineering, random mutagenesis, and optimization of reaction conditions generated a P450 variant that affords the desired arylomycin core 2d in 84% assay yield. Furthermore, this process was demonstrated as a viable route for the production of the arylomycin antibiotic core on the gram scale. Finally, this new entry affords a viable, scalable, and practical route for the synthesis of novel Gram-negative antibiotics.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Carbon
  • Catalysis
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System* / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbon
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System