Evaluation of Fluoropyruvate as Nucleophile in Reactions Catalysed by N-Acetyl Neuraminic Acid Lyase Variants: Scope, Limitations and Stereoselectivity.
Stockwell, J., Daniels, A.D., Windle, C.L., Harman, T.A., Woodhall, T., Lebl, T., Trinh, C.H., Mulholland, K., Pearson, A.R., Berry, A., Nelson, A.(2016) Org Biomol Chem 14: 105
- PubMed: 26537532 
- DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02037a
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5A8G - PubMed Abstract: 
The catalysis of reactions involving fluoropyruvate as donor by N-acetyl neuraminic acid lyase (NAL) variants was investigated. Under kinetic control, the wild-type enzyme catalysed the reaction between fluoropyruvate and N-acetyl mannosamine to give a 90 : 10 ratio of the (3R,4R)- and (3S,4R)-configured products; after extended reaction times, equilibration occurred to give a 30 : 70 mixture of these products ...