At first glance, the answer is quite obvious: water is the perfect solvent for biocatalytic
reactions. Life depends on water, living cells contain approx. 75% of water, most enzymes …

A number of significant biocatalysts have been investigated over the past year to improve
accessibility, functional knowledge and use in developing synthetic applications. In …

Biological systems provide attractive reactivity blueprints for the design of challenging
chemical transformations. Emulating the operating mode of natural systems may however …

Biocatalysis is becoming a transformational technology for chemical synthesis as a result of
recent advances in large-scale DNA sequencing, structural biology, protein expression, high …

The pharmaceutical industry, driven by an increasing need to deliver new and more effective
medicines to patients, is increasingly turning to the use of engineered biocatalysts for both …

The role and power of biocatalysis in sustainable chemistry has been continuously brought
forward step by step to its present outstanding position. The problem‐solving capabilities of …

The application of biocatalysis in organic synthesis is rapidly gaining popularity amongst
chemists. Compared to traditional synthetic methodologies biocatalysis offers a number of …

This comprehensive three-volume set is the standard reference in the field of organic
synthesis, catalysis and biocatalysis. Edited by a highly experienced and highly …

Enzymes are attractive catalysts because of their promiscuity and their ability to perform
highly regio‐, chemo‐and stereoselective transformations. Enzyme promiscuity allows …

Carbon–carbon bond formation is the key transformation in organic synthesis to set up the
carbon backbone of organic molecules. However, only a limited number of enzymatic C–C …