Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization

JM Bolivar, JM Woodley… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzyme immobilization has been developing since the 1960s and although many industrial
biocatalytic processes use the technology to improve enzyme performance, still today we …

Noncanonical Amino Acids in Biocatalysis

Z Birch-Price, FJ Hardy, TM Lister, AR Kohn… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, powerful genetic code reprogramming methods have emerged that allow
new functional components to be embedded into proteins as noncanonical amino acid …

Evolution of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase: From methanogenesis to genetic code expansion

NG Koch, N Budisa - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over 20 years ago, the pyrrolysine encoding translation system was discovered in specific
archaea. Our Review provides an overview of how the once obscure pyrrolysyl-tRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Proteases immobilized on nanomaterials for biocatalytic, environmental and biomedical applications: advantages and drawbacks

M Bilal, SA Qamar, D Carballares… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proteases have gained significant scientific and industrial interest due to their unique
biocatalytic characteristics and broad-spectrum applications in different industries. The …

Smart chemistry and applied perceptions of enzyme-coupled nano-engineered assemblies to meet future biocatalytic challenges

A Anwar, M Imran, HMN Iqbal - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymes have received extensive research due to their high selectivity, efficiency, and
environmental protection. However, the lack of stability and reusability drastically hinders the …

Proline Analogues

V Kubyshkin, M Rubini - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Within the canonical repertoire of the amino acid involved in protein biogenesis, proline
plays a unique role as an amino acid presenting a modified backbone rather than a side …

Red Light–Blue Light Chromoselective C(sp2)–X Bond Activation by Organic Helicenium-Based Photocatalysis

MM Hossain, AC Shaikh, R Kaur… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chromoselective bond activation has been achieved in organic helicenium (n Pr-DMQA+)-
based photoredox catalysis. Consequently, control over chromoselective C (sp2)–X bond …

Chemogenetic Evolution of Diversified Photoenzymes for Enantioselective [2+ 2] Cycloadditions in Whole Cells

J Guo, J Qian, D Cai, J Huang, X Yang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Artificial photoenzymes with novel catalytic modes not found in nature are in high demand;
yet, they also present significant challenges in the field of biocatalysis. In this study, a …

Cellular Site-Specific Incorporation of Noncanonical Amino Acids in Synthetic Biology

W Niu, J Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over the past two decades, genetic code expansion (GCE)-enabled methods for
incorporating noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins have significantly advanced …

Chemical modification of enzymes to improve biocatalytic performance

P Giri, AD Pagar, MD Patil, H Yun - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Improvement in intrinsic enzymatic features is in many instances a prerequisite for the
scalable applicability of many industrially important biocatalysts. To this end, various …