Oxygenase-catalyzed desymmetrization of N,N-dialkyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acids.
Rydzik, A.M., Leung, I.K., Kochan, G.T., McDonough, M.A., Claridge, T.D., Schofield, C.J.(2014) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 53: 10925-10927
- PubMed: 25164544 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201406125
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4CWD - PubMed Abstract: 
γ-Butyrobetaine hydroxylase (BBOX) is a 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenase that catalyzes the final hydroxylation step in the biosynthesis of carnitine. BBOX was shown to catalyze the oxidative desymmetrization of achiral N,N-dialkyl piperidine-4-carboxylates to give products with two or three stereogenic centers ...