Designing artificial metalloenzymes by tuning of the environment beyond the primary coordination sphere
Metalloenzymes catalyze a variety of reactions using a limited number of natural amino
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …
Engineering and emerging applications of artificial metalloenzymes with whole cells
The field of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) is rapidly growing and ArMs are attracting
increasing attention, for example, in the fields of biosensing and drug therapy. Protein …
increasing attention, for example, in the fields of biosensing and drug therapy. Protein …
Algorithm-aided engineering of aliphatic halogenase WelO5* for the asymmetric late-stage functionalization of soraphens
Late-stage functionalization of natural products offers an elegant route to create novel
entities in a relevant biological target space. In this context, enzymes capable of …
entities in a relevant biological target space. In this context, enzymes capable of …
Synthetic prodrug design enables biocatalytic activation in mice to elicit tumor growth suppression
Considering the intrinsic toxicities of transition metals, their incorporation into drug therapies
must operate at minimal amounts while ensuring adequate catalytic activity within complex …
must operate at minimal amounts while ensuring adequate catalytic activity within complex …
Artificial Metalloenzyme-Catalyzed Enantioselective Amidation via Nitrene Insertion in Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds
K Yu, Z Zou, NV Igareta, R Tachibana… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enantioselective C–H amidation offers attractive means to assemble C–N bonds to
synthesize high-added value, nitrogen-containing molecules. In recent decades …
synthesize high-added value, nitrogen-containing molecules. In recent decades …
Learning from Protein Engineering by Deconvolution of Multi‐Mutational Variants
F Hollmann, J Sanchis, MT Reetz - … Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review analyzes a development in biochemistry, enzymology and biotechnology that
originally came as a surprise. Following the establishment of directed evolution of …
originally came as a surprise. Following the establishment of directed evolution of …
Design and evolution of chimeric streptavidin for protein-enabled dual gold catalysis
F Christoffel, NV Igareta, MM Pellizzoni… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Artificial metalloenzymes result from anchoring an organometallic catalyst within an
evolvable protein scaffold. Thanks to its dimer of dimers quaternary structure, streptavidin …
evolvable protein scaffold. Thanks to its dimer of dimers quaternary structure, streptavidin …
Creating new-to-nature carbon fixation: A guide
Synthetic biology aims at designing new biological functions from first principles. These new
designs allow to expand the natural solution space and overcome the limitations of naturally …
designs allow to expand the natural solution space and overcome the limitations of naturally …
Artificial metalloenzymes
T Vornholt, F Leiss-Maier, WJ Jeong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) aims to expand the capabilities of
enzymatic catalysis, most notably towards new reaction mechanisms. Frequently, ArMs …
enzymatic catalysis, most notably towards new reaction mechanisms. Frequently, ArMs …
The potential of RuBisCO in CO2 capture and utilization
KD Cocon, P Luis - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon capture technology is currently considered one of the promising technologies to
mitigate atmospheric CO 2 concentration. CO 2 capture and utilization (CCU) captures …
mitigate atmospheric CO 2 concentration. CO 2 capture and utilization (CCU) captures …