Molybdenum is the only second-row transition metal required by most living organisms, and
is nearly universally distributed in biology. Enzymes containing molybdenum in their active …

Aromatic compounds are both common growth substrates for microorganisms and
prominent environmental pollutants. The crucial step in their degradation is overcoming the …

Two decades ago, theoretical model calculations played a truly minor role in understanding
mechanisms of redox-active metalloenzymes. The methods available to treat transition …

The challenge of activating inert C–H bonds motivates a study of catalysts that draws from
what can be accomplished by natural enzymes and translates these advantageous features …

Next to carbohydrates, aromatic compounds are the second most abundant class of natural
organic molecules in living organic matter but also make up a significant proportion of fossil …

The steroid superfamily includes a wide range of compounds that are essential for living
organisms of the animal and plant kingdoms. Structural modifications of steroids highly affect …

Over the past two decades, prominent importance of molybdenum-containing enzymes in
prokaryotes has been put forward by studies originating from different fields. Proteomic or …

Good substrate gone bad! BN/CC isosterism of ethylbenzene leads to N‐ethyl‐1, 2‐
azaborine and B‐ethyl‐1, 2‐azaborine. In contrast to ethylbenzene, which is the substrate …

The choice of the study objective was affected by numerous controversies and concerns
around bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS)—analogues of bisphenol A (BPA). The …

Molybdenum and tungsten are heavy metallic elements, belonging to the sixth group of the
“d-block” of the periodic table, with electronic configurations [Kr] 4d5 5s1 and [Xe] 4f 14 5d4 …