Anti-Markovnikov intermolecular hydroamination of alkenes and alkynes: a mechanistic view

J Escorihuela, A Lledós, G Ujaque - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydroamination, the addition of an N–H bond across a C–C multiple bond, is a reaction with
a great synthetic potential. Important advances have been made in the last decades …

New reaction pathways by integrating chemo-and biocatalysis

L Bering, J Thompson, J Micklefield - Trends in Chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
The combination of chemo-and biocatalysis in one pot (integrated catalysis) is a powerful
approach to develop new routes towards important products under mild and environmentally …

Building enzymes through design and evolution

EJ Hossack, FJ Hardy, AP Green - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Designing efficient enzymes is a formidable challenge at the forefront of modern
biocatalysis. Here, we review recent developments in the field and illustrate how the …

An evolved artificial radical cyclase enables the construction of bicyclic terpenoid scaffolds via an H-atom transfer pathway

D Chen, X Zhang, AA Vorobieva, R Tachibana… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
While natural terpenoid cyclases generate complex terpenoid structures via cationic
mechanisms, alternative radical cyclization pathways are underexplored. The metal …

An Artificial [Fe4S4]-Containing Metalloenzyme for the Reduction of CO2 to Hydrocarbons

V Waser, M Mukherjee, R Tachibana… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur clusters have been reported to catalyze various redox transformations, including
the multielectron reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons. Herein, we report the design and …

Artificial metalloenzymes

T Vornholt, F Leiss-Maier, WJ Jeong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) aims to expand the capabilities of
enzymatic catalysis, most notably towards new reaction mechanisms. Frequently, ArMs …

An Antibody Engineered Metalloenzyme for Mediating Cell–Cell Communication and Activation of Immuno-and Chemotherapy

Z Liu, Z Liu, M Sun, W Zhang, J Ren, X Qu - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) are gaining much attention in life sciences. However, the
function of the present ArMs for disease treatment is still in its infancy, which may impede the …

A plurizyme with transaminase and hydrolase activity catalyzes cascade reactions

S Roda, L Fernandez‐Lopez, M Benedens… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering dual‐function single polypeptide catalysts with two abiotic or biotic catalytic
entities (or combinations of both) supporting cascade reactions is becoming an important …

Progress, challenges, and opportunities with artificial metalloenzymes in biosynthesis

BJ Bloomer, DS Clark, JF Hartwig - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we present progress, outstanding challenges, and opportunities for the
incorporation of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) into biosynthetic pathways. We first explain …

Enhanced Sequence-Activity Mapping and Evolution of Artificial Metalloenzymes by Active Learning

T Vornholt, M Mutný, GW Schmidt… - ACS Central …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tailored enzymes are crucial for the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. However,
enzyme engineering is laborious and failure-prone due to its reliance on serendipity. The …