Halogenases: a palette of emerging opportunities for synthetic biology–synthetic chemistry and C–H functionalisation
C Crowe, S Molyneux, SV Sharma, Y Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The enzymatic generation of carbon–halogen bonds is a powerful strategy used by both
nature and synthetic chemists to tune the bioactivity, bioavailability and reactivity of …
nature and synthetic chemists to tune the bioactivity, bioavailability and reactivity of …
Halogenases: powerful tools for biocatalysis (mechanisms applications and scope)
DS Gkotsi, J Dhaliwal, MMW McLachlan… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The market sizes for halogenated compounds are huge; in contrast to synthetic chemical
alternatives, halogenating enzymes afford the highly regiospecific incorporation of a …
alternatives, halogenating enzymes afford the highly regiospecific incorporation of a …
Development of halogenase enzymes for use in synthesis
J Latham, E Brandenburger, SA Shepherd… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nature has evolved halogenase enzymes to regioselectively halogenate a diverse range of
biosynthetic precursors, with the halogens introduced often having a profound effect on the …
biosynthetic precursors, with the halogens introduced often having a profound effect on the …
Enzymatic halogenation: A timely strategy for regioselective C− H activation
C Schnepel, N Sewald - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Halogenating enzymes are increasingly attracting attention for biocatalytic C− H
functionalization. Despite its importance for synthetic chemistry, selective introduction of …
functionalization. Despite its importance for synthetic chemistry, selective introduction of …
Enzymatic halogenation and dehalogenation reactions: pervasive and mechanistically diverse
Naturally produced halogenated compounds are ubiquitous across all domains of life where
they perform a multitude of biological functions and adopt a diversity of chemical structures …
they perform a multitude of biological functions and adopt a diversity of chemical structures …
Improving the stability and catalyst lifetime of the halogenase RebH by directed evolution
CB Poor, MC Andorfer, JC Lewis - ChemBioChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We previously reported that the halogenase RebH catalyzes selective halogenation of
several heterocycles and carbocycles, but product yields were limited by enzyme instability …
several heterocycles and carbocycles, but product yields were limited by enzyme instability …
Site-selective C–H halogenation using flavin-dependent halogenases identified via family-wide activity profiling
Enzymes are powerful catalysts for site-selective C–H bond functionalization. Identifying
suitable enzymes for this task and for biocatalysis in general remains challenging, however …
suitable enzymes for this task and for biocatalysis in general remains challenging, however …
Evolved aliphatic halogenases enable regiocomplementary C− H functionalization of a pharmaceutically relevant compound
Non‐heme iron halogenases are synthetically valuable biocatalysts that are capable of
halogenating unactivated sp3‐hybridized carbon centers with high stereo‐and …
halogenating unactivated sp3‐hybridized carbon centers with high stereo‐and …
Structural perspective on enzymatic halogenation
LC Blasiak, CL Drennan - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
Simple halogen substituents frequently afford key structural features that account for the
potency and selectivity of natural products, including antibiotics and hormones. For example …
potency and selectivity of natural products, including antibiotics and hormones. For example …
Specific enzymatic halogenation—from the discovery of halogenated enzymes to their applications in vitro and in vivo
V Weichold, D Milbredt… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
During the last 20 years, focus has shifted from haloperoxidases to flavin‐dependent and
non‐heme‐iron halogenases because of their proven involvement in the biosynthesis of …
non‐heme‐iron halogenases because of their proven involvement in the biosynthesis of …