Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: March 23, 2022
Annually,
400
Mt
of
plastics
are
produced
which
roughly
40%
is
discarded
within
a
year.
Current
plastic
waste
management
approaches
focus
on
applying
physical,
thermal,
and
chemical
treatments
polymers.
However,
these
methods
have
severe
limitations
leading
to
the
loss
valuable
materials
resources.
Another
major
drawback
rapid
accumulation
into
environment
causing
one
biggest
environmental
threats
twenty-first
century.
Therefore,
complement
current
novel
routes
toward
degradation
upcycling
need
be
developed.
Enzymatic
conversion
present
promising
approach
sustainable
recycling
building
blocks.
quest
for
enzymes
that
efficiently
operate
in
cost-effective,
large-scale
poses
many
challenges.
To
date,
wide
range
experimental
set-ups
has
been
reported,
cases
lacking
detailed
investigation
microbial
species
exhibiting
degrading
properties
as
well
their
corresponding
enzymes.
The
apparent
lack
consistent
compromises
necessary
discovery
In
this
review,
we
discuss
prospects
possibilities
efficient
enzymatic
degradation,
recycling,
plastics,
correlation
with
diversity
broad
utilization.
identification
optimization
compared
discussed.
We
framework
standardized
workflow,
allowing
transparent
future.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(19), P. 3087 - 3087
Published: Oct. 5, 2022
The
demand
to
develop
and
produce
eco-friendly
alternatives
for
food
packaging
is
increasing.
huge
negative
impact
that
the
disposal
of
so-called
“single-use
plastics”
has
on
environment
propelling
market
search
new
solutions,
requires
initiatives
drive
faster
responses
from
scientific
community,
industry,
governmental
bodies
adoption
implementation
materials.
Bioplastics
are
an
alternative
group
materials
partly
or
entirely
produced
renewable
sources.
Some
bioplastics
biodegradable
even
compostable
under
right
conditions.
This
review
presents
different
properties
these
materials,
mechanisms
biodegradation,
their
environmental
impact,
but
also
a
holistic
overview
most
important
available
in
potential
application
packaging,
consumer
perception
bioplastics,
regulatory
aspects,
future
challenges.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6679), P. 173 - 178
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
The
reactivity
of
molecular
oxygen
is
crucial
to
clean
energy
technologies
and
green
chemical
synthesis,
but
kinetic
barriers
complicate
both
applications.
In
dioxygen
should
be
able
undergo
atom
transfer
two
organic
molecules
with
perfect
economy,
such
rare.
Monooxygenase
enzymes
commonly
reductively
activate
by
sacrificing
one
the
atoms
generate
a
more
reactive
oxidant.
Here,
we
used
manganese-tetraphenylporphyrin
catalyst
pair
electrochemical
reduction
water
oxidation,
generating
manganese-oxo
at
electrodes.
This
process
supports
thioether
substrate
molecules,
equivalents
sulfoxide
single
equivalent
dioxygen.
net
dioxygenase
consumes
no
electrons
uses
overcome
barriers.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
2020(8), P. 909 - 916
Published: Dec. 18, 2019
C–H
bonds
are
ubiquitous
and
abundant
in
organic
molecules.
If
could
be
directly
converted
to
desired
functional
groups
a
chemo‐,
site‐,
stereoselective
manner,
functionalization
would
strong
useful
tool
for
synthesis.
Recent
developments
catalytic
enzymatic
chemistry
have
achieved
highly
sustainable
selective
nitrene
insertion.
Initially,
amination
was
inspired
by
model
studies
on
oxidation
used
iminoiodinanes,
nitrogen
analogs
of
iodosobenzene,
as
precursors.
Transition‐metal/iminoiodinane
systems
well
studied
established.
These
can
introduce
sulfonamide
with
excellent
stereoselectivity,
albeit
co‐production
iodobenzene
waste
material.
Fortunately,
the
atom
economics
this
methodology
were
improved
introducing
sources
such
azide
compounds
1,2,4‐dioxazol‐5‐one
derivatives.
In
review,
we
present
details
these
respect
their
catalysts
sources.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
59(7), P. 2890 - 2896
Published: Dec. 9, 2019
Cyclopropane
rings
are
a
prominent
structural
motif
in
biologically
active
molecules.
Enantio-
and
diastereoselective
construction
of
cyclopropanes
through
C-H
activation
arenes
coupling
with
readily
available
cyclopropenes
is
highly
appealing
but
remains
challenge.
A
dual
directing-group-assisted
strategy
was
used
to
realize
mild
redox-neutral
RhIII
-catalyzed
cyclopropylation
N-phenoxylsulfonamides
enantioselective,
diastereoselective,
regioselective
fashion
cyclopropenyl
secondary
alcohols
as
cyclopropylating
reagent.
Synthetic
applications
demonstrated
highlight
the
potential
developed
method.
Integrated
experimental
computational
mechanistic
studies
revealed
that
reaction
proceeds
via
RhV
nitrenoid
intermediate,
Noyori-type
outer
sphere
concerted
proton-hydride
transfer
from
alcohol
Rh=N
bond
produces
observed
trans
selectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(37), P. 15764 - 15779
Published: Aug. 19, 2020
The
cytochromes
P450
are
heme-dependent
enzymes
that
catalyze
many
vital
reaction
processes
in
the
human
body
related
to
biodegradation
and
biosynthesis.
They
typically
act
as
mono-oxygenases;
however,
recently
discovered
subfamily
TxtE
utilizes
O2
NO
nitrate
aromatic
substrates
such
L-tryptophan.
A
direct
selective
nitration
may
be
useful
biotechnology
for
synthesis
of
drugs
or
small
molecules.
Details
catalytic
mechanism
unknown,
it
has
been
suggested
should
proceed
through
either
an
iron(III)-superoxo
iron(II)-nitrosyl
intermediate.
To
resolve
this
controversy,
we
used
stopped-flow
kinetics
provide
evidence
a
cycle
where
dioxygen
binds
prior
generate
active
iron(III)-peroxynitrite
species
is
able
l-Trp
efficiently.
We
show
rate
binding
faster
than
also
leads
nitration,
while
little
product
formation
observed
from
complex.
support
experimental
studies,
performed
density
functional
theory
studies
on
large
site
cluster
models.
suggest
involving
splits
homolytically
form
iron(IV)-oxo
heme
(Compound
II)
free
NO2
radical
via
energy
activation.
latter
activates
substrate
ring,
compound
II
picks
up
ipso-hydrogen
product.
calculations
give
barriers
most
steps
and,
therefore,
predict
fast
These
findings
first
detailed
insight
into
by
member
highlight
how
enzyme
facilitates
novel
chemistry.