Characterization and structure-based protein engineering of a regiospecific saponin acetyltransferase from Astragalus membranaceus
L Wang, Z Jiang, J Zhang, K Chen, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Acetylation contributes to the bioactivity of numerous medicinally important natural products.
However, little is known about the acetylation on sugar moieties. Here we report a saponin …
However, little is known about the acetylation on sugar moieties. Here we report a saponin …
QM/MM Studies into the H2O2-Dependent Activity of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases: Evidence for the Formation of a Caged Hydroxyl Radical Intermediate
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are promising enzymes for the conversion
of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and biomaterials. Classically considered …
of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and biomaterials. Classically considered …
Open-source, python-based redevelopment of the ChemShell multiscale QM/MM environment
Y Lu, MR Farrow, P Fayon, AJ Logsdail… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
ChemShell is a scriptable computational chemistry environment with an emphasis on
multiscale simulation of complex systems using combined quantum mechanical and …
multiscale simulation of complex systems using combined quantum mechanical and …
How human TET2 enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of unnatural cytosine modifications in double-stranded DNA
Methylation of cytosine bases is strongly linked to gene expression, imprinting, aging, and
carcinogenesis. The ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of enzymes, which are Fe (II)/2 …
carcinogenesis. The ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of enzymes, which are Fe (II)/2 …
Catalysis by the non-heme iron (II) histone demethylase PHF8 involves iron center rearrangement and conformational modulation of substrate orientation
PHF8 (KDM7B) is a human non-heme 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) JmjC domain oxygenase that
catalyzes the demethylation of the di/mono-Nε-methylated K9 residue of histone H3. Altered …
catalyzes the demethylation of the di/mono-Nε-methylated K9 residue of histone H3. Altered …
Atomic and Electronic Structure Determinants Distinguish between Ethylene Formation and l-Arginine Hydroxylation Reaction Mechanisms in the Ethylene-Forming …
The ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) is a non-heme Fe (II), 2-oxoglutarate (2OG), and l-
arginine (l-Arg)-dependent oxygenase that catalyzes dual reactions: the generation of …
arginine (l-Arg)-dependent oxygenase that catalyzes dual reactions: the generation of …
Chemo‐and regioselective dihydroxylation of benzene to hydroquinone enabled by engineered cytochrome P450 monooxygenase
Hydroquinone (HQ) is produced commercially from benzene by multi‐step Hock‐type
processes with equivalent amounts of acetone as side‐product. We describe an efficient …
processes with equivalent amounts of acetone as side‐product. We describe an efficient …
Structural insight into the catalytic mechanism of the endoperoxide synthase FtmOx1
Abstract The 2‐oxoglutarate (2OG)‐dependent non‐heme enzyme FtmOx1 catalyzes the
endoperoxide biosynthesis of verruculogen. Although several mechanistic studies have …
endoperoxide biosynthesis of verruculogen. Although several mechanistic studies have …
Catalytic mechanism of human ten-eleven translocation-2 (tet2) enzyme: Effects of conformational changes, electric field, and mutations
SO Waheed, SS Chaturvedi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of enzymes are non-heme Fe (II)-and 2-oxoglutarate
(2OG)-dependent oxygenases that perform oxidation of the methyl group of the 5 …
(2OG)-dependent oxygenases that perform oxidation of the methyl group of the 5 …
Revealing the catalytic strategy of FTO
The fat-mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) is an Fe (II)-and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-
dependent oxygenase of the AlkB family and is linked with obesity and cancer. The enzyme …
dependent oxygenase of the AlkB family and is linked with obesity and cancer. The enzyme …