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 …

[HTML][HTML] Review of NAD (P) H-dependent oxidoreductases: Properties, engineering and application

LS Vidal, CL Kelly, PM Mordaka, JT Heap - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract NAD (P) H-dependent oxidoreductases catalyze the reduction or oxidation of a
substrate coupled to the oxidation or reduction, respectively, of a nicotinamide adenine …

Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by monocopper enzymes depends on H2O2

B Bissaro, ÅK Røhr, G Müller, P Chylenski… - Nature chemical …, 2017 - nature.com
Enzymes currently known as lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) play an
important role in the conversion of recalcitrant polysaccharides, but their mode of action has …

Methane as a resource: can the methanotrophs add value?

PJ Strong, S **e, WP Clarke - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Methane is an abundant gas used in energy recovery systems, heating, and transport.
Methanotrophs are bacteria capable of using methane as their sole carbon source. Although …

Flavin dependent monooxygenases

MME Huijbers, S Montersino, AH Westphal… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2014 - Elsevier
Flavin-dependent monooxygenases catalyze a wide variety of chemo-, regio-and
enantioselective oxygenation reactions. As such, they are involved in key biological …

Rational construction of an artificial binuclear copper monooxygenase in a metal–organic framework

X Feng, Y Song, JS Chen, Z Xu… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Artificial enzymatic systems are extensively studied to mimic the structures and functions of
their natural counterparts. However, there remains a significant gap between structural …

Methods for the regeneration of nicotinamide coenzymes

H Wu, C Tian, X Song, C Liu, D Yang, Z Jiang - Green chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxidoreductase is the largest class of enzymes and has broad applications in biotechnology
since a number of bioconversions involve oxidation/reduction reactions. Coenzymes are …

Synthetic dioxygenase reactivity by pairing electrochemical oxygen reduction and water oxidation

MA Hoque, JB Gerken, SS Stahl - Science, 2024 - science.org
The reactivity of molecular oxygen is crucial to clean energy technologies and green
chemical synthesis, but kinetic barriers complicate both applications. In synthesis, dioxygen …

Mammalian copper homeostasis: Physiological roles and molecular mechanisms

S Lutsenko, S Roy, P Tsvetkov - Physiological reviews, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
In the past decade, evidence for the numerous roles of copper (Cu) in mammalian
physiology has grown exponentially. The discoveries of Cu involvement in cell signaling …

Enzyme-mediated oxidations for the chemist

F Hollmann, IWCE Arends, K Buehler, A Schallmey… - Green …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalysis is an enabling technology adding to organic oxidation chemistry. Especially the
high selectivity of enzymatic oxidation coevally operating under mild conditions and not …