Asymmetric sulfoxidation of thioether catalyzed by soybean pod
peroxidase to form enantiopure sulfoxide in water-in-oil microemulsions:
kinetic model
Abstract
The asymmetric sulfoxidation catalyzed by soybean pod peroxidase (SPP)
in water-in-oil microemulsions were carried out with the yield of
91.56% and e.e of 96.08% at the activity of SPP of 3200 U ml-1 and 50℃
for 5 h. The mechanism with a two-electron reduction of SPP-I is
accompanied with a single-electron transfer to SPP-I and nonenzymatic
reactions, indicating that three concomitant sub-mechanisms contribute
to the asymmetric oxidation involving five enzymatic and two
nonenzymatic reactions, which can represent the asymmetric sulfoxidation
of organic sulfides to form enantiopure sulfoxides. With 5.44% of the
average relative deviation, a kinetic model fitting experimental data
very well was developed. The enzymatic reactions may follow ping-pong
mechanism with substrate inhibition of H2O2 and product inhibition of
esomeprazole, while nonenzymatic reactions, a power law. Those results
indicate that SPP with a lower cost and higher thermal stability may be
used as an effective substitute for Horseradish Peroxidase.