Enzymatic Oxy‐and Amino‐Functionalization in Biocatalytic Cascade Synthesis: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

E Grandi, F Feyza Özgen, S Schmidt… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalytic cascades are a powerful tool for building complex molecules containing oxygen
and nitrogen functionalities. Moreover, the combination of multiple enzymes in one pot offers …

Recent advances in the sustainable production of α, ω-C6 bifunctional compounds enabled by chemo-/biocatalysts

Q Li, Z Zhang, J Zhao, A Li - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
α, ω-C6 bifunctional compounds play fundamental roles in the synthesis of a variety of value-
added products including polymers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, perfumes and so on. So …

Microscale colocalization of cascade enzymes yields activity enhancement

Y **ong, S Tsitkov, H Hess, O Gang, Y Zhang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Colocalization of cascade enzymes is broadly discussed as a phenomenon that can boost
the cascade reaction throughput, although a direct experimental verification is often …

Asymmetric Synthesis of N‐Substituted 1,2‐Amino Alcohols from Simple Aldehydes and Amines by One‐Pot Sequential Enzymatic Hydroxymethylation and …

Y Li, N Hu, Z Xu, Y Cui, J Feng, P Yao, Q Wu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The chiral N‐substituted 1, 2‐amino alcohol motif is found in many natural and
synthetic bioactive compounds. In this study, enzymatic asymmetric reductive amination of α …

Creation of a (R)-β-Transaminase by Directed Evolution of d-Amino Acid Aminotransferase

H Jeon, AD Pagar, H Kang, P Giri, SP Nadarajan… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
β-Transaminases (β-TAs) have shown considerable potential as biocatalysts for the
synthesis of chiral β-and γ-amino acid. Herein, a (R)-β-TA was successfully created by the …

One-pot biocatalytic synthesis of nylon monomers from cyclohexanol using Escherichia coli-based concurrent cascade consortia

S Sarak, TP Khobragade, H Jeon, AD Pagar, P Giri… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We developed a multienzyme biocatalytic cascade with high atom efficiency and a self-
sufficient redox network for the synthesis of nylon monomers without adding auxiliary …

Non-Canonical Amino Acid-Based Engineering of (R)-Amine Transaminase

AD Pagar, H Jeon, TP Khobragade, S Sarak… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) have been utilized as an invaluable tool for modulating
the active site of the enzymes, probing the complex enzyme mechanisms, improving …

Computation-driven redesign of an NRPS-like carboxylic acid reductase improves activity and selectivity

K Shi, JM Li, MQ Wang, YK Zhang, ZJ Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Engineering nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) has been a “holy grail” in synthetic
biology due to their modular nature and limited understanding of catalytic mechanisms …

Design of a self-sufficient hydride-shuttling cascade for concurrent bioproduction of 7, 12-dioxolithocholate and l-tert-leucine

ZN You, K Zhou, Y Han, BY Yang, Q Chen, J Pan… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxidoreductase-mediated biotransformation often requires consumption of a secondary
sacrificial co-substrate and an additional auxiliary enzyme to drive the cofactor regeneration …

Development of a Thermodynamically Favorable Multi‐enzyme Cascade Reaction for Efficient Sustainable Production of ω‐Amino Fatty Acids and α, ω‐Diamines

JM Li, K Shi, AT Li, ZJ Zhang, HL Yu, JH Xu - ChemSusChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aliphatic ω‐amino fatty acids (ω‐AFAs) and α, ω‐diamines (α, ω‐DMs) are essential
monomers for the production of nylons. Development of a sustainable biosynthesis route for …