Recent progress in enzymatic protein labelling techniques and their applications

Y Zhang, KY Park, KF Suazo… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based conjugates are valuable constructs for a variety of applications. Conjugation
of proteins to fluorophores is commonly used to study their cellular localization and the …

Synthetic cycle of the initiation module of a formylating nonribosomal peptide synthetase

JM Reimer, MN Aloise, PM Harrison… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are very large proteins that produce small
peptide molecules with wide-ranging biological activities, including environmentally friendly …

Opportunities for enzyme catalysis in natural product chemistry

S Friedrich, F Hahn - Tetrahedron, 2015 - Elsevier
Enzymatic processes have always played an important role for mankind. The application of
baker's yeast for brewery, for example, is a technique with a large impact on human culture …

Structures and function of a tailoring oxidase in complex with a nonribosomal peptide synthetase module

CM Fortinez, K Bloudoff, C Harrigan, I Sharon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are large modular enzymes that synthesize
secondary metabolites and natural product therapeutics. Most NRPS biosynthetic pathways …

One-pot chemo-enzymatic synthesis of reporter-modified proteins

AS Worthington, MD Burkart - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet recent advancements in the covalent reporter labeling of proteins, we propose a
flexible synthesis for reporter analogs. Here we demonstrate a one-pot chemo-enzymatic …

Structures and mechanism of condensation in nonribosomal peptide synthesis

A Pistofidis, P Ma, Z Li, K Munro, KN Houk… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are mega-enzymes responsible for the
biosynthesis of many clinically important natural products, from early modern medicines …

High-throughput reprogramming of an NRPS condensation domain

IB Folger, NF Frota, A Pistofidis, DL Niquille… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Engineered biosynthetic assembly lines could revolutionize the sustainable production of
bioactive natural product analogs. Although yeast display is a proven, powerful tool for …

A chemo-enzymatic road map to the synthesis of CoA esters

DM Peter, B Vögeli, NS Cortina, TJ Erb - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Co enzyme A (CoA) is a ubiquitous cofactor present in every known organism. The
thioesters of CoA are core intermediates in many metabolic processes, such as the citric …

Phosphorus sustainability: a case for phytic acid as a biorenewable platform

EK Davison, JC Neville, J Sperry - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Phosphorus (P) compounds play a crucial role in modern society; fertilisers, pesticides and
herbicides that maintain global crop outputs and many life-saving pharmaceuticals all …

Reductive Release from a Hybrid PKS‐NRPS during the Biosynthesis of Pyrichalasin H

H Heinemann, H Zhang, RJ Cox - Chemistry–A European …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Three central steps during the biosynthesis of cytochalasan precursors, including reductive
release, Knoevenagel cyclisation and Diels Alder cyclisation are not yet understood at a …