Carboxylation of epoxides to beta-keto acids in cell extracts of Xanthobacter strain Py2 |
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Authors: | JR Allen SA Ensign |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan 84322-0300, USA. |
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Abstract: | A novel enzymatic reaction involved in the metabolism of aliphatic epoxides by Xanthobacter strain Py2 is described. Cell extracts catalyzed the CO2-dependent carboxylation of propylene oxide (epoxypropane) to form acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate. The time courses of acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate formaton indicate that acetoacetate is the primary product of propylene oxide carboxylation and that beta-hydroxybutyrate is a secondary product formed by the reduction of acetoacetate. Analogous C5 carboxylation products were identified with 1,2-epoxybutane as the substrate. In the absence of CO2, propylene oxide and 1,2-epoxybutane were isomerized to form acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, respectively, as dead-end products. The carboxylation of short-chain epoxides to beta-keto acids is proposed to serve as the physiological reaction for the metabolism of aliphatic epoxides in Xanthobacter strain Py2. |
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