Oxygenating biocatalysts for hydroxyl functionalisation in drug discovery and development

SN Charlton, MA Hayes - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
C− H oxyfunctionalisation remains a distinct challenge for synthetic organic chemists.
Oxygenases and peroxygenases (grouped here as “oxygenating biocatalysts”) catalyse the …

Exploring the role of flavin-dependent monooxygenases in the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds

T Shi, X Sun, Q Yuan, J Wang, X Shen - Biotechnology for Biofuels and …, 2024 - Springer
Hydroxylated aromatic compounds exhibit exceptional biological activities. In the
biosynthesis of these compounds, three types of hydroxylases are commonly employed …

Engineering a prokaryotic non-P450 hydroxylase for 3′-hydroxylation of flavonoids

H Wang, S Wang, J Wang, X Shen, X Feng… - ACS Synthetic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plant-derived cytochrome P450-dependent flavonoid 3′-hydroxylases are the rate-limiting
enzymes in flavonoid biosynthesis. In this study, the large component (HpaB) of a …

Sustainable production of the drug precursor tyramine by engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum

SS Poethe, N Junker, F Meyer, VF Wendisch - Applied Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Tyramine has attracted considerable interest due to recent findings that it is an excellent
starting material for the production of high-performance thermoplastics and hydrogels …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in 4-hydroxyphenylacetate-3-hydroxylase monooxygenase

K Yang, Q Zhang, W Zhao, S Hu, C Lv, J Huang, J Mei… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Catechols have important applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and functional
material industries. 4-hydroxyphenylacetate-3-hydroxylase (4HPA3H), a two-component …

4-Hydroxyphenylacetate 3-Hydroxylase (4HPA3H): A Vigorous Monooxygenase for Versatile O-Hydroxylation Applications in the Biosynthesis of Phenolic Derivatives

P Sun, S Xu, Y Tian, P Chen, D Wu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
4-Hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase (4HPA3H) is a long-known class of two-component
flavin-dependent monooxygenases from bacteria, including an oxygenase component (EC …

Structure and biochemical characterization of an extradiol 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetate 2, 3-dioxygenase from Acinetobacter baumannii

P Pimviriyakul, S Buttranon, S Soithongcharoen… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dihydroxyphenylacetate (DHPA) 2, 3-dioxygenase (EC 1.13. 11.15) from Acinetobacter
baumannii (Ab DHPAO) is an enzyme that catalyzes the 2, 3-extradiol ring-cleavage of …

Structural insights into a flavin-dependent dehalogenase HadA explain catalysis and substrate inhibition via quadruple π-stacking

P Pimviriyakul, A Jaruwat, P Chitnumsub… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - jbc.org
HadA is a flavin-dependent monooxygenase catalyzing hydroxylation plus dehalogenation/
denitration, which is useful for biodetoxification and biodetection. In this study, the X-ray …

Functional and structural characterization of a thermostable flavin reductase from Geobacillus mahadii Geo-05

NAC Husain, H Jamaluddin, MA Jonet - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flavin reductases play a vital role in catalyzing the reduction of flavin through NADH or
NADPH oxidation. The gene encoding flavin reductase from the thermophilic bacterium …

A minimized chemoenzymatic cascade for bacterial luciferase in bioreporter applications

J Phonbuppha, R Tinikul, T Wongnate… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial luciferase (Lux) catalyzes a bioluminescence reaction by using long‐chain
aldehyde, reduced flavin and molecular oxygen as substrates. The reaction can be applied …