Biocatalysts for the preparation of hydroxy substituted carbamates
The present disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides for the preparation of hydroxyl substituted carbamate compounds, and polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the ketoreductase polypeptides.
1. An engineered ketoreductase polypeptide capable of converting substrate compound (2), tert-butyl(1-oxo-1-phenylhex-5-yn-2-yl)carbamate, to product compound (1), tert-butyl(1-hydroxy-1-phenylhex-5-yn-2-yl)carbamate,
wherein the ketoreductase polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:4 and comprises a substitution X206F/L, further comprising one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X7S; X17M; X17Q; X17R; X23V; X27L; X29G; X40R; X60I; X64V; X71P; X87L; X94A; X94P; X94S; X95M; X96L; X96Y; X105G; X113I; X122A; X127R; X131S; X144V; X145L; X147I; X147L; X147Q; X150Y; X152G; X153G; X157C; X173L; X195A; X195G; X196M; X198S; X199H; X208R; X216R; X221S; X243S; X245I; X249F; X249G; and X249Y.
2. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said ketoreductase polypeptide comprises the substitution X206F/L and one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X7S; X17M; X17Q; X17R; X23V; X27L; X29G; X40R; X60I; X64V; X71P; X87L; X94A; X94P; X94S; X95M; X105G; X113I; X122A; X127R; X131S; X144V; X145L; X147I; X147L; X147Q; X150Y; X152G; X153G; X157C; X173L; X196M; X198S; X208R; X216R; X221S; X243S; X245I; X249F; X249G; and X249Y.
3. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said ketoreductase polypeptide comprises X206F/L, and at least one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X17Q/R/M; X40R; X64V; X94P; X96L/Y; X144V; X147Q/I/L; X157C; X195A/G; X196M; and X199H.
4. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the ketoreductase polypeptide is capable of converting the substrate compound (2) to the product compound (1) with at least 10 fold the activity of the reference polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:4, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises the substitution X206F/L, and one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X40R; X60I; X71P; X94P; X94A; X95M; X96L; X96Y; X127R; X144V; X145I; X150Y; X152G; X153G; X157C; X195A; X195G; X196M; X198S; X199H; X216R, X245I, X245F; X249Y; and X249F.
5. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the ketoreductase polypeptide has increased thermal stability as compared to the reference polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:4 or 32, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises the substitution X206F/L, and one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X17Q; X17R; X17W; X40R; X64V; X71P; X87L; X94S; X94P; X147Q; X147I; X147L; X157C, X198S; X249Y; and X249F.
6. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the ketoreductase polypeptide is capable of forming product syn-tert-butyl(1-hydroxy-1-phenylhex-5-yn-2-yl)carbamate compounds (1a) and (1c)
in diastereomeric excess of anti-tert-butyl(1-hydroxy-1-phenylhex-5-yn-2-yl)carbamate compounds (1b) and (1d).
7. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 6 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the ketoreductase polypeptide further comprises or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 selected from: X17Q; X64V; X71P; X87L; X96L/Y; X147I; X157C; X195A/G; X196M; X199H; and X249F.
8. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptide of claim 7 , wherein said ketoreductase polypeptide is capable of forming product compounds (1a) and (1c) in a diastereomeric ratio of at least 50 over compounds (1b) and (1d).