Emerging Strategies for Modifying Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases into Peroxizymes

S Fan, Z Cong - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase is a versatile oxidizing enzyme with great
potential in synthetic chemistry and biology. However, the dependence of its catalytic …

The molecular basis and enzyme engineering strategies for improvement of coupling efficiency in cytochrome P450s

S Meng, Y Ji, LL Zhu, GV Dhoke, MD Davari… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450s are heme-thiolate enzymes that have been broadly applied in
pharmaceutical and biosynthesis because of their efficient oxidation at inert carbons …

Enabling peroxygenase activity in cytochrome P450 monooxygenases by engineering hydrogen peroxide tunnels

P Zhao, F Kong, Y Jiang, X Qin, X Tian… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Given prominent physicochemical similarities between H2O2 and water, we report a new
strategy for promoting the peroxygenase activity of P450 enzymes by engineering their …

Flexibility regulation of loops surrounding the tunnel entrance in cytochrome P450 enhanced substrate access substantially

Z Li, S Meng, K Nie, U Schwaneberg, MD Davari… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the engineering of flexible loops to improve enzyme properties has gained
attention in biocatalysis. Herein, we report a loop engineering strategy to improve the …

Computer-aided tunnel engineering: a promising strategy for improving lipase applications in esterification reactions

W Chong, Y Qi, L Ji, Z Zhang, Z Lu, B Nian, Y Hu - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Esterification is one of the most important reactions in organic synthesis and industrial
applications. The applications of lipases in esterification are increasingly widespread and …

Choose Your Own Adventure: A Comprehensive Database of Reactions Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 BM3 Variants

DJ Fansher, JN Besna, A Fendri, JN Pelletier - ACS catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cytochrome P450 BM3 monooxygenase is the topic of extensive research as many
researchers have evolved this enzyme to generate a variety of products. However, the …

Introduction of aromatic amino acids in electron transfer pathways yielded improved catalytic performance of cytochrome P450s

S Meng, Z Li, Y Ji, AJ Ruff, L Liu, MD Davari… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450s are versatile catalysts for biosynthesis applications. In the P450 catalytic
cycle, two electrons are required to reduce the heme iron and activate the subsequent …

Harnessing heme chemistry: Recent advances in the biocatalytic applications of cytochrome P450 monooxgenases

GC Schröder, MS Smit, DJ Opperman - Current Opinion in Green and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs/P450s) are heme-thiolate proteins with
broad chemical functionality that have widespread application as powerful biocatalysts …

Cytochromes P450 in biosensing and biosynthesis applications: Recent progress and future perspectives

L Mi, Z Wang, W Yang, C Huang, B Zhou, Y Hu… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cytochrome P450 (CYP450s) as a large superfamily of ubiquitous heme-containing
monooxygenases are widely distributed in kingdoms of life, catalyzing versatile reactions …

Computationally guided bioengineering of the active site, substrate access pathway, and water channels of thermostable cytochrome P450, CYP175A1, for catalyzing …

M Taher, KD Dubey, S Mazumdar - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding structure–function relationships in proteins is pivotal in their development as
industrial biocatalysts. In this regard, rational engineering of protein active site access …