{"title":"An enzymatic synthesis of 4-methyl-L-glutamic acid diastereoisomers.","authors":"A Righini-Tapie, R Azerad","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>(2S,4R)-\"erythro\"- and (2S,4S)-\"threo\"-4-methylglutamic acids have been prepared by glutamate dehydrogenase-catalyzed reductive amination of 2-keto-(R,S)-4-methylglutaric acid, in the presence of NH4+ ions, NAD+, and a NADH recycling system (ethanol-alcohol dehydrogenase), followed by separation by anion-exchange chromatography. Nuclear magnetic resonance, electrophoretic, chromatographic, and optical properties of both isomers are reported, together with the conditions leading to the four-carbon epimerization.</p>","PeriodicalId":14978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied biochemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1984-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of applied biochemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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(2S,4R)-"erythro"- and (2S,4S)-"threo"-4-methylglutamic acids have been prepared by glutamate dehydrogenase-catalyzed reductive amination of 2-keto-(R,S)-4-methylglutaric acid, in the presence of NH4+ ions, NAD+, and a NADH recycling system (ethanol-alcohol dehydrogenase), followed by separation by anion-exchange chromatography. Nuclear magnetic resonance, electrophoretic, chromatographic, and optical properties of both isomers are reported, together with the conditions leading to the four-carbon epimerization.