Enzymatic halogenation and dehalogenation reactions: pervasive and mechanistically diverse

V Agarwal, ZD Miles, JM Winter, AS Eustáquio… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Biosynthesis of natural and halogenated plant monoterpene indole alkaloids in yeast

SA Bradley, BJ Lehka, FG Hansson… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs) represent a large class of plant natural products with
marketed pharmaceutical activities against a wide range of indications, including cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Flavoprotein monooxygenases: versatile biocatalysts

CE Paul, D Eggerichs, AH Westphal, D Tischler… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flavoprotein monooxygenases (FPMOs) are single-or two-component enzymes that
catalyze a diverse set of chemo-, regio-and enantioselective oxyfunctionalization reactions …

Nonproteinogenic amino acid building blocks for nonribosomal peptide and hybrid polyketide scaffolds

CT Walsh, RV O'Brien, C Khosla - … Chemie International Edition, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Freestanding nonproteinogenic amino acids have long been recognized for their
antimetabolite properties and tendency to be uncovered to reactive functionalities by the …

Flavoprotein monooxygenases, a diverse class of oxidative biocatalysts

WJH Van Berkel, NM Kamerbeek, MW Fraaije - Journal of biotechnology, 2006 - Elsevier
During the last decades a large number of flavin-dependent monooxygenases have been
isolated and studied. This has revealed that flavoprotein monooxygenases are able to …

Flavoenzymes: versatile catalysts in biosynthetic pathways

CT Walsh, TA Wencewicz - Natural product reports, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to the end of May 2012 Riboflavin-based coenzymes, tightly bound to enzymes
catalyzing substrate oxidations and reductions, enable an enormous range of chemical …

Nature's inventory of halogenation catalysts: oxidative strategies predominate

FH Vaillancourt, E Yeh, DA Vosburg… - Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Halogenated molecules are widely distributed in the biosphere. A variety of halogenated
aromatic and aliphatic compounds are man-made and can be harmful to the environment …

Biological formation of pyrroles: nature's logic and enzymatic machinery

CT Walsh, S Garneau-Tsodikova… - Natural product …, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to May 2006. This Highlight provides an overview of the molecular logic
employed in the formation and elaboration of pyrroles during natural product biosyntheses …

Indolocarbazole natural products: occurrence, biosynthesis, and biological activity

C Sánchez, C Méndez, JA Salas - Natural product reports, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to June 2006 The indolocarbazole family of natural products, including the
biosynthetically related bisindolylmaleimides, is reviewed (with 316 references cited). The …