Biocatalysts and methods for the synthesis of substituted lactams
The present disclosure relates to transaminase polypeptides capable of aminating a dicarbonyl substrate, and polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the transaminase polypeptides.
1. An engineered transaminase polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to reference sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and at least an amino acid residue difference as compared to SEQ ID NO:4 at residue position X136 is L, and wherein the amino acid residue at residue position X284 is selected from A, G, P, S, T, or V.
2. The engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence further comprises one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO: 4 selected from: X42G; X54P; X54R; X69A; X69G; X69T; X122M; X124F; X124L; X124N; X124R; X126A; X126T; X150S; X152C; X152G; X152I; X152L; X152S; X156A; X156S; X156T; X157L; X165N, X192A, X192G, X192H, X192K, X192N, X192Q, X192R, and X192S.
3. The engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence further comprises a combination of residue differences selected from:
(a) X124W and X327L;
(b) X209M and X300G;
(c) X122F and X223V;
(d) XI92A, X215H and X311T;
(e) X62N, X124F, and X126A;
(f) X124W, X126A, and X192A; and
(g) X124W, X126A, X152R/X152L/X152I, and X192A.
4. The engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 , in which the amino acid sequence further comprises at least one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO: 4 selected from: X54A; X54L; X56D; X56E; X61G; X61W; X62A; X62L; X62N; X62S; X64C; X68I; X122F, X122W; X122Y; X124K; X124M; X124S; X124W; X126C; X126I; X139E; X140K; X143V; X150L; X155I; X155L; X159G; X160L; X176C; X199L; X199V; X209F; X209M; X209Q; X209V; X223S; X223T; X223V; X227I; X282L, and X282V.
5. The engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein said polypeptide is purified.
6. A composition comprising the engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 .
7. An engineered polynucleotide encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptide of claim 1 .
8. A vector comprising the engineered polynucleotide of claim 7 .
9. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 8 .
10. The host cell of claim 9 , wherein said host cell is an Escherichia coli cell.
11. The vector of claim 8 , further comprising at least one control sequence.
12. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 11 .
13. The host cell of claim 12 , wherein said host cell is an Escherichia coli cell.