Opportunities and challenges for machine learning-assisted enzyme engineering

J Yang, FZ Li, FH Arnold - ACS Central Science, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enzymes can be engineered at the level of their amino acid sequences to optimize key
properties such as expression, stability, substrate range, and catalytic efficiency─ or even to …

[HTML][HTML] Automated in vivo enzyme engineering accelerates biocatalyst optimization

E Orsi, L Schada von Borzyskowski, S Noack… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Achieving cost-competitive bio-based processes requires development of stable and
selective biocatalysts. Their realization through in vitro enzyme characterization and …

Data‐Driven Protein Engineering for Improving Catalytic Activity and Selectivity

YF Ao, M Dörr, MJ Menke, S Born, E Heuson… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Protein engineering is essential for altering the substrate scope, catalytic activity and
selectivity of enzymes for applications in biocatalysis. However, traditional approaches, such …

Stereodivergent Protein Engineering of Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase for Light‐Driven Kinetic Resolution of Sec‐Alcohol Oxalates

K Mou, Y Guo, W Xu, D Li, Z Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stereodivergent engineering of one enzyme to create stereocomplementary variants for
synthesizing optically pure molecules with tailor‐made (R) or (S) configurations on an …

From Ground-State to Excited-State Activation Modes: Flavin-Dependent “Ene”-Reductases Catalyzed Non-natural Radical Reactions

H Fu, TK Hyster - Accounts of chemical research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Enzymes are desired catalysts for chemical synthesis, because they can be
engineered to provide unparalleled levels of efficiency and selectivity. Yet, despite the …

Choose Your Own Adventure: A Comprehensive Database of Reactions Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 BM3 Variants

DJ Fansher, JN Besna, A Fendri, JN Pelletier - ACS catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cytochrome P450 BM3 monooxygenase is the topic of extensive research as many
researchers have evolved this enzyme to generate a variety of products. However, the …

Atomic Engineering of Single‐Atom Nanozymes for Biomedical Applications

J Shen, J Chen, Y Qian, X Wang, D Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom nanozymes (SAzymes) showcase not only uniformly dispersed active sites but
also meticulously engineered coordination structures. These intricate architectures bestow …

Repurposing Visible‐Light‐Excited Ene‐Reductases for Diastereo‐and Enantioselective Lactones Synthesis

J Yu, Q Zhang, B Zhao, T Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Repurposing enzymes to catalyze non‐natural asymmetric transformations that are difficult
to achieve using traditional chemical methods is of significant importance. Although radical …

[HTML][HTML] Biocatalysis for the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Deep Eutectic Solvents: State-of-the-Art and Prospects

N Zhang, P Domínguez de María, S Kara - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biocatalysis holds immense potential for pharmaceutical development as it enables
synthetic routes to various chiral building blocks with unparalleled selectivity. Therein …

FAIR Data and Software: Improving Efficiency and Quality of Biocatalytic Science

J Pleiss - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis is entering a promising era as a data-driven science. High-throughput
experimentation generates a rapidly increasing stream of biocatalytic data, which is the raw …