Enzymatic synthesis of chiral γ-amino acids using ω-transaminase.

Abstract

In this study, we successfully synthesized enantiomerically pure (R)- and (S)-γ-amino acids (>99% ee) using ω-transaminase (ω-TA) through kinetic resolution and asymmetric synthesis respectively. The present study demonstrates the high potentiality of ω-TA reaction for the production of chiral γ-amino acids.