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Enzymatic Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation 187<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

peroxidase<br />

enzyme<br />

OH<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

OCH 3<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

HO<br />

H<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

radical<br />

polymerisation<br />

OH<br />

OCH 3<br />

HO<br />

OCH 3<br />

OCH 3<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

OCH 3<br />

− H<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

CH 2 OH<br />

HOCH 2<br />

OCH 3<br />

HO<br />

HC<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

HC<br />

O<br />

OCH 3<br />

OCH 3<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

Figure 7.41 Lignin formation via radical coupling.<br />

form a further carbon–carbon bond. Thus the formation of a phenoxy radical<br />

initiates a radical polymerisation reaction which forms a highly heterogeneous<br />

polymer. Evidence that the polymerisation is a chemical reaction <strong>and</strong> not an<br />

enzyme-catalysed reaction comes from the observation that lignin is not optically<br />

active, despite containing many chiral centres.<br />

There are also examples of carbon–carbon forming reactions involving the<br />

coenzyme vitamin B 12 which proceed via radical mechanisms, which will be<br />

described in Section 11.1.<br />

Problems<br />

(1) N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase catalyses the reaction shown below.<br />

Given that the enzyme requires no cofac<strong>to</strong>rs, suggest a mechanism (Hint:<br />

use the open chain forms of the monosaccharides).

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