Confining enzymes in porous organic frameworks: from synthetic strategy and characterization to healthcare applications

S Huang, G Chen, G Ouyang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzymes are a class of natural catalysts with high efficiency, specificity, and selectivity
unmatched by their synthetic counterparts and dictate a myriad of reactions that constitute …

Encapsulating and stabilizing enzymes using hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks

G Chen, S Huang, X Ma, R He, G Ouyang - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Enzymes are outstanding natural catalysts with exquisite 3D structures, initiating countless
life-sustaining biotransformations in living systems. The flexible structure of an enzyme …

Green chemistry, biocatalysis, and the chemical industry of the future

RA Sheldon, D Brady - ChemSusChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the movement to decarbonize our economy and move away from fossil fuels we will need
to harness the waste products of our activities, such as waste lignocellulose, methane, and …

Mechanism-guided tunnel engineering to increase the efficiency of a flavin-dependent halogenase

K Prakinee, A Phintha, S Visitsatthawong, N Lawan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Although flavin-dependent halogenases (FDHs) are attractive for C–H bond activation, their
applications are limited due to low turnover and stability. We have previously shown that …

The evolving nature of biocatalysis in pharmaceutical research and development

SP France, RD Lewis, CA Martinez - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis is a highly valued enabling technology for pharmaceutical research and
development as it can unlock synthetic routes to complex chiral motifs with unparalleled …

Enzyme immobilization on covalent organic framework supports

Q Zhu, Y Zheng, Z Zhang, Y Chen - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Enzymes are natural catalysts with high catalytic activity, substrate specificity and selectivity.
Their widespread utilization in industrial applications is limited by their sensitivity to harsh …

Putting precision and elegance in enzyme immobilisation with bio-orthogonal chemistry

X Pei, Z Luo, L Qiao, Q Xiao, P Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The covalent immobilisation of enzymes generally involves the use of highly reactive
crosslinkers, such as glutaraldehyde, to couple enzyme molecules to each other or to …

Biocatalyst for the synthesis of natural flavouring compounds as food additives: Bridging the gap for a more sustainable industrial future

S Singh, PK Sharma, S Chaturvedi, P Kumar… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Biocatalysis entails the use of purified enzymes in the manufacturing of flavouring chemicals
food industry as well as at the laboratory level. These biocatalysts can significantly …

Recent Advances in Interface Engineering for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Reaction

J Li, SU Abbas, H Wang, Z Zhang, W Hu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
Electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) can store and transform the intermittent
renewable energy in the form of chemical energy for industrial production of chemicals and …

Sustainable energy resources for driving methane conversion

R Chen, GM Weng - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of methane to value‐added chemicals by traditional reforming processes
suffers from intensive energy consumption due to its particularly strong C─ H bonds. Thus, it …