CHEMOENZYMATIC METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF STATINS AND STATIN INTERMEDIATES

摘要

The invention provides novel aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them, including chemoenzymatic processes for making β,δ-dihydroxyheptanoic acid side chains and compositions comprising these side chains, e.g., [R-(R*, R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-b, d-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-l-heptanoic acid (atorvastatin, LIPITORTM), rosuvastatin (CRESTORTM), fluvastatin (LESCOLTM), related compounds and their intermediates.