The review compiles artificial cascades involving enzymes with a focus on the last 10 years.
A cascade is defined as the combination of at least two reaction steps in a single reaction …

Keto acids are essential organic acids that are widely applied in pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, food, beverages, and feed additives as well as chemical synthesis. Currently …

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disease that is characterized by an inability to
metabolize phenylalanine (Phe), which can result in neurotoxicity. To provide a potential …

The synthesis of substituted d‐phenylalanines in high yield and excellent optical purity,
starting from inexpensive cinnamic acids, has been achieved with a novel one‐pot approach …

Abstract l-Amino acid oxidase (LAAO) is a flavoenzyme containing non-covalently bound
flavin adenine dinucleotide, which catalyzes the stereospecific oxidative deamination of l …

As pharmaceutical companies look to develop single enantiomers as drug candidates,
chemists are increasingly faced with the problems associated with this subclass of organic …

Enantiomerically pure amino acids are of increasing interest for the fine chemical,
agrochemicals and pharmaceutical industries. During past years l-amino acids have been …

The Gram-positive bacterium Rhodococcus opacus DSM 43250 produces an l-amino acid
oxidase (l-AAO) with a very broad substrate specificity. This enzyme has been purified to …

The deracemisation of dl-α-amino acids using l-amino acid oxidase from Proteus
myxofaciens and amine-boranes as chemical reducing agents has been investigated …

Abstract Alpha-keto (α-keto) acids are used widely in feeds, food additives, pharmaceuticals,
and in chemical synthesis processes. Although most α-keto acids are currently produced by …