Catalysis and Electron Transfer in De Novo Designed Metalloproteins

KJ Koebke, TBJ Pinter, WC Pitts, VL Pecoraro - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
One of the hallmark advances in our understanding of metalloprotein function is showcased
in our ability to design new, non-native, catalytically active protein scaffolds. This review …

Protein design: toward functional metalloenzymes

F Yu, VM Cangelosi, ML Zastrow, M Tegoni… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Protein design is a valuable tool for understanding the fundamental factors that dictate
protein structure and function. The field of protein design has seen significant progress over …

Current state and future perspectives of engineered and artificial peroxygenases for the oxyfunctionalization of organic molecules

MC Sigmund, GJ Poelarends - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Peroxygenases are attractive biocatalysts for the selective introduction of oxygen into
organic molecules under mild conditions with hydrogen peroxide as the oxygen source. In …

Design and engineering of artificial oxygen-activating metalloenzymes

F Nastri, M Chino, O Maglio… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Many efforts are being made in the design and engineering of metalloenzymes with catalytic
properties fulfilling the needs of practical applications. Progress in this field has recently …

An artificial miniaturized peroxidase for signal amplification in lateral flow immunoassays

E Renzi, A Piper, F Nastri, A Merkoçi, A Lombardi - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Signal amplification strategies are widely used for improving the sensitivity of lateral flow
immunoassays (LFiAs). Herein, the artificial miniaturized peroxidase Fe (III)‐MimochromeVI …

The molecular mechanism of the catalase-like activity in horseradish peroxidase

P Campomanes, U Rothlisberger… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is one of the most relevant peroxidase enzymes, used
extensively in immunochemistry and biocatalysis applications. Unlike the closely related …

Hydrogen evolution from water catalyzed by cobalt-mimochrome VI* a, a synthetic mini-protein

V Firpo, JM Le, V Pavone, A Lombardi, KL Bren - Chemical Science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A synthetic enzyme is reported that electrocatalytically reduces protons to hydrogen (H2) in
water near neutral pH under aerobic conditions. Cobalt mimochrome VI* a (CoMC6* a) is a …

Electrocatalysis by heme enzymes—applications in biosensing

L Zuccarello, C Barbosa, S Todorovic, CM Silveira - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heme proteins take part in a number of fundamental biological processes, including oxygen
transport and storage, electron transfer, catalysis and signal transduction. The redox …

Engineering metalloprotein functions in designed and native scaffolds

F Nastri, D D'Alonzo, L Leone, G Zambrano… - Trends in biochemical …, 2019 - cell.com
Metalloproteins are crucial for life. The mutual relationship between metal ions and proteins
makes metalloproteins able to accomplish key processes in biological systems, often very …

Highly selective indole oxidation catalyzed by a Mn-containing artificial mini-enzyme

L Leone, D D'Alonzo, O Maglio, V Pavone, F Nastri… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Indole oxidation represents a real challenge for selectivity because it typically leads to
complex mixtures of products even when highly selective enzymes are used. Here, we …