Enantioselective Intramolecular C-H Amination Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes In Vitro and In Vivo

Abstract

Nitrogen activation: Though P450 enzymes are masters of oxygen activation and insertion into C-H bonds, their ability to use nitrogen for the same purpose has so far not been explored. Engineered variants of cytochrome P450_(BM3) have now been found to catalyze intramolecular C-H aminations in azide substrates. Mutations to two highly conserved residues significantly increased this activity