Magnetic micro-macro biocatalysts applied to industrial bioprocesses

J Del Arco, AR Alcántara, R Fernández-Lafuente… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of magnetic biocatalysts is highly beneficial in bioprocesses technology, as it allows
their easy recovering and enhances biocatalyst lifetime. Thus, it simplifies operational …

Advances in biocatalytic and chemoenzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogues

SC Cosgrove, GJ Miller - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Nucleoside analogues represent a cornerstone of achievement in drug
discovery, rising to prominence particularly in the fields of antiviral and anticancer discovery …

Designing an Efficient Biocatalyst for the Phosphoribosylation of Antiviral Pyrazine-2-carboxamide Derivatives

EA Zayats, IV Fateev, YA Abramchik… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of technologies for the efficient synthesis of innovative antiviral
compounds remains an important challenge for modern biotechnology, especially in the …

New trends in the biocatalytic production of nucleosidic active pharmaceutical ingredients using 2′-deoxyribosyltransferases

J Del Arco, J Acosta, J Fernández-Lucas - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, pharmaceutical industry demands competitive and eco-friendly processes for
active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) manufacturing. In this context, enzyme and whole …

Enzyme‐mediated synthesis of Molnupiravir: paving the way for the application of biocatalysis in pharmaceutical industry

G Cruz, J Acosta, J Del Arco… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molnupiravir (Lagevrio®) is an orally‐administered anti‐COVID‐19 agent. Due to the
urgency to meet the worldwide demand and the growing environmental concern, there is a …

Thermophilic nucleoside phosphorylases: Their properties, characteristics and applications

S Kamel, I Thiele, P Neubauer, A Wagner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nucleoside phosphorylases catalyze the reversible phosphorolysis of pyrimidine and purine
nucleosides in the presence of phosphate. They are valuable catalysts in the synthesis of …

Structural and functional characterization of thermostable biocatalysts for the synthesis of 6-aminopurine nucleoside-5′-monophospate analogues

J Del Arco, E Pérez, H Naitow, Y Matsuura… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work describes the functional and structural characterization of adenine
phosphoribosyltransferase 2 from Thermus thermophilus HB8 (TtAPRT2). The combination …

Rational design of a thermostable 2′-deoxyribosyltransferase for nelarabine production by prediction of disulfide bond engineering sites

G Cruz, J Acosta, JM Mancheño, J Del Arco… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the major drawbacks of the industrial implementation of enzymatic processes is the
low operational stability of the enzymes under tough industrial conditions. In this respect, the …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological applications of purine and pyrimidine deaminases

J Del Arco, J Acosta, J Fernández-Lucas - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Deaminases, ubiquitous enzymes found in all living organisms from bacteria to humans,
serve diverse and crucial functions. Notably, purine and pyrimidine deaminases, while …

Production of modified nucleosides in a continuous enzyme membrane reactor

I Thiele, H Yehia, N Krausch, M Birkholz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nucleoside analogues are important compounds for the treatment of viral infections or
cancers. While (chemo-) enzymatic synthesis is a valuable alternative to traditional chemical …