Asymmetric bio‐epoxidation of unactivated alkenes

J Li, W Gu, Z Wang, X Zhou, Y Chen - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Optically active epoxides play important roles in pharmaceutical, agricultural and fine
chemical syntheses. There are many chiral medications with pharmacodynamic activity in …

[HTML][HTML] Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the greenest of them all? A critical comparison of chemo-and biocatalytic oxyfunctionalisation reactions

Y Wu, CE Paul, F Hollmann - Green Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
This review article critically compares two widely used types of catalysis, chemo-and
biocatalysis, and provides insights on their greenness according to specified parameters. A …

Stereo-complementary epoxidation of 4-vinyl-2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran using mutants of SeStyA with enhanced stability and enantioselectivity

Q Chen, H Xiao, ZP Li, XQ Pei, W Yang, Y Liu, ZL Wu - Molecular Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
The asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized terminal olefins remains a challenge.
Styrene monooxygenase SeStyA from Streptomyces exfoliatus could catalyze the …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient biosynthesis of (R)-mandelic acid from styrene oxide by an adaptive evolutionary Gluconobacter oxydans STA

F Liu, J Zhou, M Hu, Y Chen, J Han, X Pan… - … for Biofuels and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background (R)-mandelic acid (R-MA) is a highly valuable hydroxyl acid in the
pharmaceutical industry. However, biosynthesis of optically pure R-MA remains significant …