PMID: 23073461

Authors:

Lu M, Huang Y, White MA, Wu X, Liu N, Cheng X, Chen Y

Title:

Dual catalysis mode for the dicarbonyl reduction catalyzed by diketoreductase.

Journal:

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 24;48(92):11352-4. doi: 10.1039/c2cc36334h.

Abstract:

Diketoreductase catalyzes a two-step bioreduction on a dicarbonyl substrate through a novel dual catalysis mode, in which random hydride attack simultaneously forms two mono-carbonyl intermediates, and subsequently distinct catalytic sites are responsible for the reductions of respective carbonyl group of the intermediates to yield the final dihydroxy product.