Organocatalysis in aqueous media

MP van Der Helm, B Klemm, R Eelkema - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2019 - nature.com
Even though enzymes are the cornerstones of living systems, it has so far proven difficult to
deploy artificial catalysts in a biological setting. Organocatalysts are arguably well-suited …

Chemical technology principles for selective bioconjugation of proteins and antibodies

P Chauhan, V Ragendu, M Kumar, R Molla… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins are multifunctional large organic compounds that constitute an essential
component of a living system. Hence, control over their bioconjugation impacts science at …

Chemistry for covalent modification of endogenous/native proteins: from test tubes to complex biological systems

T Tamura, I Hamachi - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical modification of proteins provides powerful tools to realize a broad range of
exciting biological applications, including the development of new classes of …

Histidine-specific peptide modification via visible-light-promoted C–H alkylation

X Chen, F Ye, X Luo, X Liu, J Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Histidine (His) carries a unique heteroaromatic imidazole side chain and plays irreplaceable
functional roles in peptides and proteins. Existing strategies for site-selective histidine …

Targeted protein acetylation in cells using heterobifunctional molecules

WW Wang, LY Chen, JM Wozniak… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein acetylation is a central event in orchestrating diverse cellular processes. However,
current strategies to investigate protein acetylation in cells are often nonspecific or lack …

Chemical tools for endogenous protein labeling and profiling

K Shiraiwa, R Cheng, H Nonaka, T Tamura… - Cell Chemical …, 2020 - cell.com
Protein analysis under biological conditions is now regarded as indispensable for
understanding the structure and function of proteins, in addition to in vitro studies using …

Click-derived multifunctional metal complexes for diverse applications

MG Ahmad, MM Balamurali, K Chanda - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The Click reaction that involves Cu (I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) serves
as the most potent and highly dependable tool for the development of many complex …

Recent progress in chemical modification of proteins

S Sakamoto, I Hamachi - Analytical Sciences, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Chemical modification of proteins is important for creating a myriad of engineered proteins
and for elucidating the function and dynamics of proteins in live cells. A wide variety of …

Chemoselective and site‐selective lysine‐directed lysine modification enables single‐site labeling of native proteins

SR Adusumalli, DG Rawale, K Thakur… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The necessity for precision labeling of proteins emerged during the efforts to understand and
regulate their structure and function. It demands selective attachment of tags such as affinity …

Designer Adaptor Proteins for Functional Conversion of Peptides to Small-Molecule Ligands toward In-Cell Catalytic Protein Modification

A Fujimura, H Ishida, T Nozaki, S Terada… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Peptides are privileged ligands for diverse biomacromolecules, including proteins; however,
their utility is often limited due to low membrane permeability and in-cell instability. Here, we …