Biocatalysis has found numerous applications in various fields as an alternative to chemical
catalysis. The use of enzymes in organic synthesis, especially to make chiral compounds for …

Oxidation chemistry using enzymes is approaching maturity and practical applicability in
organic synthesis. Oxidoreductases (enzymes catalysing redox reactions) enable chemists …

Enzymes are ideal for use in asymmetric catalysis by the chemical industry, because their
chemical compositions can be tailored to a specific substrate and selectivity pattern while …

Highlights•The use of whole cell biocatalysts is appealing due to their inexpensive
production.•Applications in unconventional media allow high substrate and product …

Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) have become important catalysts for stereoselective
oxidation and reduction reactions of alcohols, aldehydes and ketones. The aim of this …

Green chemistry aims to minimize the environmental hazards of chemical processes and
their products. Ever since its introduction by Anastas,[1] this principle has inspired …

We report a biocatalytic platform of engineered cytochrome P450 enzymes to carry out
carbene-transfer reactions using a lactone-based carbene precursor. By simply altering the …

Enzyme catalysis, made tremendous progress over the last years in identification of new
enzymes and new enzymatic reactivity's as well as optimization of existing enzymes …

γ-Butyrolactone, a five-membered lactone moiety, is one of the privileged structures of
diverse natural products and biologically active small molecules. Because of their broad …

Recently, catalytic valorization of biomass-driven furfural has attracted great interest. In this
work, we report a one-pot photoenzymatic route toward maleic acid (MA) and its C4 …