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Stereospecific carbonyl reductases

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 23, 2009Filed: Jun 23, 2010Published: Oct 25, 2012
Est. expiryJun 23, 2029(~2.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Y02P20/52C12P 41/002C12N 9/0006C12P 7/04C12P 7/22C12P 7/62
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Abstract

Stereospecific carbonyl reductases SCR1, SCR2, and SCR3 are described herein as are nucleotide sequences that encode these reductases. These stereospecific carbonyl reductases have anti-Prelog selectivity and have specificities that are useful for fine biochemical synthesis.

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1 . A purified polypeptide, the sequence of which comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 70% identity to a  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase, wherein the polypeptide has carbonyl reductase activity and does not comprise SEQ ID NO:1. 
     
     
         2 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 70% identity to at least one of the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductases represented by SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4. 
     
     
         3 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 2 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         4 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 2 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO:3. 
     
     
         5 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 2 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO:4. 
     
     
         6 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 75% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         7 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 6 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 80% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         8 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 7 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 85% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         9 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 8 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 90% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         10 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 9 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 95% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         11 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 10 , wherein the amino acid sequence has at least 99% identity to the  Candida parapsilosis  stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         12 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO:11. 
     
     
         13 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10 and SEQ ID NO:11. 
     
     
         14 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         15 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:3. 
     
     
         16 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:4. 
     
     
         17 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the carbonyl reductase activity of the polypeptide is NADPH-dependent. 
     
     
         18 . The purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , wherein the polypeptide is an anti-Prelog-type stereospecific carbonyl reductase. 
     
     
         19 . A composition comprising the polypeptide of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 . An isolated nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence that encodes the polypeptide of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         21 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:6 or of a degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO:6. 
     
     
         22 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:7 or of a degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO:7. 
     
     
         23 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:8 or of a degenerate variant of SEQ ID NO:8. 
     
     
         24 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence encodes SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         25 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence encodes SEQ ID NO:3. 
     
     
         26 . The isolated nucleic acid of  claim 20 , wherein the sequence encodes SEQ ID NO:4. 
     
     
         27 . An expression vector comprising an expression cassette operably linked to the nucleic acid molecule of  claim 20 . 
     
     
         28 . A host cell comprising the vector of  claim 27 . 
     
     
         29 . A method of reducing a carbonyl substrate, comprising contacting the substrate with the purified polypeptide of  claim 1 , in conditions suitable to catalyze the reduction of the carbonyl substrate. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the reduction takes place in the presence of a coenzyme. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the coenzyme is NADPH. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the carbonyl substrate comprises an α-ketoester, a β-ketoester, an aryl ketone or an aliphatic ketone. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the carbonyl substrate comprises an α-ketoester. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the α-ketoester is methyl pyruvate, methyl phenylglyoxylate, ethyl pyruvate or ethyl benzoylformate. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the carbonyl substrate comprises β-ketoester. 
     
     
         36 . The method of claim of  claim 35 , wherein the β-ketoester is ethyl trifluoroacetoacetate, methyl acetoacetate, methyl 3-oxovalerate, methyl 4-fluorobenzoylacetate, ethyl acetoacetate, ethyl 3-oxovalerate, ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate, ethyl benzoylacetate, or ethyl 3,4-dimethoxybenzoylacetate. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the carbonyl substrate comprises an aryl ketone. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the aryl ketone is 2-hydroxyacetophenone, or a derivative thereof. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the aryl ketone is 2′-chloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone, 3′-chloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone, 4′-chloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone or 4′-methoxy-2-hydroxyacetophenone. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the carbonyl substrate comprises an aliphatic ketone. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the aliphatic ketone is 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 2-hexanone, 2-heptanone, 2-octanone or 2-methyl-3-pentanone. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the carbonyl substrate is ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutyrate. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the reduction takes place at pH ranging from 5.0 to 6.0.

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