Structural chemistry of peptides containing backbone expanded amino acid residues: conformational features of β, γ, and hybrid peptides

PG Vasudev, S Chatterjee, N Shamala… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The remarkable complexity of globular protein structures was first revealed about half a
century ago, when the crystal structure of myoglobin was determined at 2.4 Å. 1 In the …

Synthesis of carbocyclic and heterocyclic β-aminocarboxylic acids

L Kiss, F Fülöp - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In consequence of their biological effects, conformationally constrained carbocyclic β-amino
acids have generated great interest among synthetic and medicinal chemists in the past 2 …

Aspergillus sp. lipase: potential biocatalyst for industrial use

FJ Contesini, DB Lopes, GA Macedo… - Journal of Molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
The lipases obtained from the genus Aspergillus present remarkable importance in
biotechnological applications, and numerous studies have reported the importance of the …

Fungal lipases as biocatalysts: A promising platform in several industrial biotechnology applications

A Mahfoudhi, S Benmabrouk, A Fendri… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many researchers have found fungi as a reliable source of lipase due to the versatility of
their properties, ease of mass production, thermal stability, pH stability, broad substrate …

Hydrolases in the Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Amines and Amino Acid Derivatives

E Busto, V Gotor-Fernández, V Gotor - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Chiral nitrogenated compounds are highly attractive compounds because of their
importance in agrochemicals, fine chemicals, and pharmaceuticals but also due to their …

Highly functionalized cyclic β-amino acid moieties as promising scaffolds in peptide research and drug design

L Kiss, IM Mándity, F Fülöp - Amino Acids, 2017 - Springer
Peptide-based drug research has received high attention in the field of medicinal chemistry
over the past decade. For drug design, to improve proteolytic stability, it is desirable to …

Nature's Toolbox for the Hydrolysis of Lactams and Cyclic Imides

P Stockinger, R Buller - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hydrolytic enzymes, such as lactamases or hydantoinases, can be valuably applied to
convert lactams (cyclic amides) and cyclic imides into optically pure compounds, for …

Synthesis of fluorinated piperidine and azepane β-amino acid derivatives

RA Ábrahámi, L Kiss, P Barrio, F Fülöp - Tetrahedron, 2016 - Elsevier
A convenient and robust stereocontrolled procedure has been developed for the synthesis
of novel trifluoromethyl-containing piperidine and azepane β-amino ester stereoisomers …

Recent lipase-catalyzed hydrolytic approaches to pharmacologically important β-and γ-amino acids

E Forró, F Fulop - Current medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Kinetic and sequential kinetic enzymatic routes for the synthesis of enantiomeric β-and γ-
amino acids through enzymatic ring cleavage of the corresponding lactams in organic …

Stereocontrolled synthesis of some novel azaheterocyclic β-amino ester stereoisomers with multiple stereogenic centers

A Semghouli, AM Remete, TT Novák, L Kiss - Synlett, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
The synthesis of some new functionalized azaheterocyclic β-amino esters with multiple
stereocenters has been achieved from readily available unsaturated bicyclic β-amino acids …