Functions of ROS in macrophages and antimicrobial immunity

M Herb, M Schramm - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a chemically defined group of reactive molecules
derived from molecular oxygen. ROS are involved in a plethora of processes in cells in all …

The biologically relevant coordination chemistry of iron and nitric oxide: electronic structure and reactivity

N Lehnert, E Kim, HT Dong, JB Harland… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of
physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially …

Nanozymes inspired by natural enzymes

R Zhang, X Yan, K Fan - Accounts of Materials Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-like activities with high structural
stability, adjustable catalytic activity, functional diversity, recyclability, and feasibility in large …

Strategies and Mechanisms of First-Row Transition Metal-Regulated Radical C–H Functionalization

X Wang, J He, YN Wang, Z Zhao, K Jiang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Radical C–H functionalization represents a useful means of streamlining synthetic routes by
avoiding substrate preactivation and allowing access to target molecules in fewer steps. The …

Designing artificial metalloenzymes by tuning of the environment beyond the primary coordination sphere

C Van Stappen, Y Deng, Y Liu, H Heidari… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes catalyze a variety of reactions using a limited number of natural amino
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …

Navigating the unnatural reaction space: directed evolution of heme proteins for selective carbene and nitrene transfer

Y Yang, FH Arnold - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Despite the astonishing diversity of naturally occurring biocatalytic processes,
enzymes do not catalyze many of the transformations favored by synthetic chemists. Either …

Stereodivergent atom-transfer radical cyclization by engineered cytochromes P450

Q Zhou, M Chin, Y Fu, P Liu, Y Yang - Science, 2021 - science.org
Naturally occurring enzymes can be a source of unnatural reactivity that can be molded by
directed evolution to generate efficient biocatalysts with valuable activities. Owing to the lack …

Oxygen activation and radical transformations in heme proteins and metalloporphyrins

X Huang, JT Groves - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
As a result of the adaptation of life to an aerobic environment, nature has evolved a panoply
of metalloproteins for oxidative metabolism and protection against reactive oxygen species …

Role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in plant stress response

BA Pandian, R Sathishraj, M Djanaguiraman… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are the largest enzyme family involved in NADPH-and/or O2-
dependent hydroxylation reactions across all the domains of life. In plants and animals …

Enantioselective Transformations in the Synthesis of Therapeutic Agents

H Yang, H Yu, IA Stolarzewicz, W Tang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The proportion of approved chiral drugs and drug candidates under medical studies has
surged dramatically over the past two decades. As a consequence, the efficient synthesis of …