State-of-the-art biocatalysis

JB Pyser, S Chakrabarty, EO Romero… - ACS central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The use of enzyme-mediated reactions has transcended ancient food production to the
laboratory synthesis of complex molecules. This evolution has been accelerated by …

Enabling broader adoption of biocatalysis in organic chemistry

EO Romero, AT Saucedo, JR Hernández-Meléndez… - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis is becoming an increasingly impactful method in contemporary synthetic
chemistry for target molecule synthesis. The selectivity imparted by enzymes has been …

Chemoenzymatic total synthesis of natural products

S Chakrabarty, EO Romero, JB Pyser… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The total synthesis of structurally complex natural products has challenged and
inspired generations of chemists and remains an exciting area of active research. Despite …

Discovery of new enzymatic functions and metabolic pathways using genomic enzymology web tools

R Zallot, N Oberg, JA Gerlt - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
The continuing expansion of protein and genome sequence databases is an opportunity to
identify novel enzymes with biotechnological applications. Whether applied to enzymology …

Nucleophilic transformations of Lewis acid-activated disubstituted epoxides with catalyst-controlled regioselectivity

AK Hubbell, GW Coates - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Due to their inherent ring strain and electrophilicity, epoxides are highly attractive building
blocks for fundamental organic reactions. However, controlling the regioselectivity of …

Metagenomic mining for amine dehydrogenase discovery

AA Caparco, E Pelletier, JL Petit… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) catalyze the enzymatic reduction of ketones to amines,
serving as a suitable biocatalytic route for amine synthesis. A limited number of …

Versatile Biocatalytic C(sp3)−H Oxyfunctionalization for the Site‐ Selective and Stereodivergent Synthesis of α‐ and β‐Hydroxy Acids

Y Mao, W Zhang, Z Fu, Y Liu, L Chen… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract C (sp3)− H oxyfunctionalization, the insertion of an O‐atom into C (sp3)− H bonds,
streamlines the synthesis of complex molecules from easily accessible precursors and …

Identification of fungal lignocellulose-degrading biocatalysts secreted by Phanerochaete chrysosporium via activity-based protein profiling

C Schmerling, L Sewald, G Heilmann, F Witfeld… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) has emerged as a versatile biochemical method for
studying enzyme activity under various physiological conditions, with applications so far …

Finding superior biocatalysts via homolog screening

Y Jiang, H Renata - Chem catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Many enzymes possess high catalytic efficiency and selectivity that far surpass classical
organic or organometallic catalysts. However, the initial starting enzyme for a given …

[HTML][HTML] Descriptor-augmented machine learning for enzyme-chemical interaction predictions

Y Han, H Zhang, Z Zeng, Z Liu, D Lu, Z Liu - Synthetic and Systems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Descriptors play a pivotal role in enzyme design for the greener synthesis of biochemicals,
as they could characterize enzymes and chemicals from the physicochemical and …