Repurposing Amide Bond-Forming Enzymes for Non-native Protein Modification

T Zhu, B Wu - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Site-specific protein modification techniques have led to breakthroughs across diverse
fields, such as cell imaging, proteomics, biomaterials, and pharmaceutical protein and …

Non-enzymatic protein templates amide bond formation and provides catalytic turnover

N Brauckhoff, L Fang, A Haim… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The spatial alignment of functional groups is a central aspect of most catalytic processes.
Protein scaffolds with their exceptional molecular recognition properties have evolved into …

Promiscuous Enzymes for Residue‐Specific Peptide and Protein Late‐Stage Functionalization

AK Alexander, SI Elshahawi - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The late‐stage functionalization of peptides and proteins holds significant promise for drug
discovery and facilitates bioorthogonal chemistry. This selective functionalization leads to …

Protein modifications: From chemoselective probes to novel biocatalysts

TB Pessatti, H Terenzi, JB Bertoldo - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemical reactions can be performed to covalently modify specific residues in proteins.
When applied to native enzymes, these chemical modifications can greatly expand the …

Creating an unusual glycine-rich motif in a peptide amidase leads to versatile Protein C-terminal traceless functionalization

T Zhu, Y Cui, W Geng, G Liu, H Jiang, R Li, B Wu - Acs Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rising demand for regioselective protein modifications in chemical biology and
pharmaceutical manufacturing has fueled efforts to develop diverse techniques that …

Toward safer and more sustainable by design biocatalytic amide-bond coupling

E Söderberg, K von Borries, U Norinder, M Petchey… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Amide bond synthesis is ranked as the second most important challenge in key green
chemistry research areas identified by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. While developing …

Site-Selective Amide Functionalization by Catalytic Azoline Engrafting

WC Powell, GE Evenson, MA Walczak - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Direct peptide and protein activation is a challenging transformation because of the
stabilizing effect of the amide group. While enzymes can be considered as prototypical …

Chemoenzymatic methods for site-specific protein modification

D Rabuka - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2010 - Elsevier
In the past decade, numerous chemical technologies have been developed to allow the site-
specific post-translational modification of proteins. Traditionally covalent chemical protein …

Contemporary approaches to site-selective protein modification

EA Hoyt, PMSD Cal, BL Oliveira… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Proteins constitute the majority of nature's worker biomolecules. Designed for specific
functions, complex tertiary structures make proteins ideal candidates for analysing natural …

Site-selective editing of peptides via backbone modification

M Yang, J Shi, T Sun - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The site-selective editing of peptides and proteins through backbone modification holds
significant promise in the realms of therapeutic and diagnostic agents, drug development …