Aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them

摘要

The invention provides novel aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them, including chemoenzymatic processes for making beta,delta-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-1-heptanoic acid (atorvastatin, LIPITOR(TM)), rosuvastatin (CRESTOR(TM)), fluvastatin (LESCOL(TM)), related compounds and their intermediates.