Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(37), P. 14939 - 14950
Published: Sept. 7, 2021
Decades
of
extensive
research
efforts
by
biochemists,
organic
chemists,
and
protein
engineers
have
led
to
an
understanding
the
basic
mechanisms
essentially
all
known
types
enzymes,
but
in
a
formidable
number
cases
essential
aspect
has
been
overlooked.
The
occurrence
short-lived
chiral
intermediates
formed
symmetry-breaking
prochiral
precursors
enzyme
catalyzed
reactions
systematically
neglected.
We
designate
these
elusive
species
as
fleeting
analyze
such
crucial
questions
"Do
occur
homochiral
form?"
If
so,
what
is
absolute
configuration,
why
did
Nature
choose
that
particular
stereoisomeric
form,
even
when
isolable
final
product
may
be
achiral?
Does
configuration
depend
any
way
on
precursor?
How
does
this
affect
catalytic
proficiency
enzyme?
issues
continue
unexplored,
then
many
remains
incomplete.
systematized
according
their
structures
types.
This
followed
critical
analyses
selected
case
studies
conclusions
perspectives.
hope
fascinating
concept
will
attract
attention
scientists,
thereby
opening
exciting
new
field.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(15), P. 8685 - 8693
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Two
new
monooxygenase
biocatalysts,
the
Baeyer-Villiger
BVMO145
and
flavin
FMO401
from
Almac
library,
have
been
found
to
catalyse
enantiodivergent
oxidation
of
sulfides
bearing
N-heterocyclic
substituents
into
sulfoxides
under
mild
green
conditions.
The
biocatalyst
provides
(
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 18, 2024
The
Baeyer-Villiger
(B-V)
oxidation
of
ketones
to
the
corresponding
lactones/esters
is
a
classic
and
essential
reaction
in
chemical
industry.
However,
this
process
has
not
yet
been
achieved
ambient
conditions
with
aid
oxygen
heterogeneous
photocatalysts.
In
study,
we
developed
an
organic
photocatalytic
system
using
covalent
triazine/heptazine-based
frameworks
(CTF-TB/CHF-TB)
enable
B-V
under
mild
through
cascade
pathway.
Experimental
data
theoretical
calculations
showed
that
heptazine/triazine
units
can
"chelate"
decompose
situ
generated
H
ChemBioChem,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
21(18), P. 2680 - 2688
Published: April 23, 2020
Glucose
dehydrogenase
(GDH)
is
a
general
tool
for
driving
nicotinamide
(NAD(P)H)
regeneration
in
synthetic
biochemistry.
An
increasing
number
of
bioreactions
are
carried
out
media
containing
high
amounts
organic
cosolvents
or
hydrophobic
substrates/products,
which
often
denature
native
enzymes,
including
those
cofactor
regeneration.
In
this
work,
we
attempted
to
improve
the
chemical
stability
Bacillus
megaterium
GDH
(BmGDHM0
)
presence
large
1-phenylethanol
by
directed
evolution.
Among
resulting
mutants,
BmGDHM6
(Q252L/E170K/S100P/K166R/V72I/K137R)
exhibited
9.2-fold
increase
tolerance
against
10
%
(v/v)
1-phenylethanol.
Moreover,
was
also
more
stable
than
BmGDHM0
when
exposed
and
enzyme-inactivating
compounds
such
as
acetophenone,
ethyl
2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate,
(R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate.
Coupled
with
Candida
glabrata
carbonyl
reductase,
successfully
used
asymmetric
reduction
deactivating
2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate
total
turnover
1800
cofactor,
thus
making
it
attractive
commercial
application.
Overall,
evolution
chemically
robust
facilitates
its
wider
use
NAD(P)H
biocatalysis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(37), P. 14939 - 14950
Published: Sept. 7, 2021
Decades
of
extensive
research
efforts
by
biochemists,
organic
chemists,
and
protein
engineers
have
led
to
an
understanding
the
basic
mechanisms
essentially
all
known
types
enzymes,
but
in
a
formidable
number
cases
essential
aspect
has
been
overlooked.
The
occurrence
short-lived
chiral
intermediates
formed
symmetry-breaking
prochiral
precursors
enzyme
catalyzed
reactions
systematically
neglected.
We
designate
these
elusive
species
as
fleeting
analyze
such
crucial
questions
"Do
occur
homochiral
form?"
If
so,
what
is
absolute
configuration,
why
did
Nature
choose
that
particular
stereoisomeric
form,
even
when
isolable
final
product
may
be
achiral?
Does
configuration
depend
any
way
on
precursor?
How
does
this
affect
catalytic
proficiency
enzyme?
issues
continue
unexplored,
then
many
remains
incomplete.
systematized
according
their
structures
types.
This
followed
critical
analyses
selected
case
studies
conclusions
perspectives.
hope
fascinating
concept
will
attract
attention
scientists,
thereby
opening
exciting
new
field.