Designing artificial metalloenzymes by tuning of the environment beyond the primary coordination sphere

C Van Stappen, Y Deng, Y Liu, H Heidari… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes catalyze a variety of reactions using a limited number of natural amino
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …

Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal–iron: from rust to multitasking catalysts

S Rana, JP Biswas, S Paul, A Paik… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In industries and academic laboratories, several late transition metal-catalyzed prerequisite
reactions are widely performed during single and multistep synthesis. However, besides the …

The Hitchhiker's guide to biocatalysis: recent advances in the use of enzymes in organic synthesis

RA Sheldon, D Brady, ML Bode - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzymes are excellent catalysts that are increasingly being used in industry and academia.
This perspective is primarily aimed at synthetic organic chemists with limited experience …

Highly Robust Iron Catalyst System for Intramolecular C(sp3)−H Amidation Leading to γ‐Lactams

J Kweon, S Chang - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Disclosed here is the use of an iron catalyst system for an intramolecular C− H amidation
toward γ‐lactam synthesis from dioxazolone precursors.(Phthalocyanine) FeIIICl was found …

Unravelling nitrene chemistry from acyclic precursors: recent advances and challenges

YC Wang, XJ Lai, K Huang, S Yadav, G Qiu… - Organic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in nitrene chemistry from acyclic precursors are reviewed in this paper.
Early developments in nitrene chemistry predominantly focused on exploiting new nitrene …

Modification of pulse proteins for improved functionality and flavor profile: A comprehensive review

F Zha, J Rao, B Chen - … reviews in food science and food safety, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Consumers' preference to have a healthy eating pattern has led to an increasing demand for
more nutrient‐dense and healthier plant‐based foods. Pulse proteins are exceptional quality …

Ionic liquids for regulating biocatalytic process: Achievements and perspectives

P Xu, S Liang, MH Zong, WY Lou - Biotechnology advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocatalysis has found enormous applications in sorts of fields as an alternative to chemical
catalysis. In the pursue of green and sustainable chemistry, ionic liquids (ILs) have been …

Expanding the structural diversity of terpenes by synthetic biology approaches

R Chen, M Wang, JD Keasling, T Hu, X Yin - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
Terpenoids display chemical and structural diversities as well as important biological
activities. Despite their extreme variability, the range of these structures is limited by the …

Iron: A worthy contender in metal carbene chemistry

VF Batista, DC GA Pinto, AMS Silva - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbene transfer reactions hold a pivotal role in organic synthesis, allowing the prompt
construction of complex molecules from accessible reagents. Iron complexes emerged as …

Highly Regioselective Cyclodehydrogenation of Diphenylporphyrin on Metal Surfaces

Y Zhang, J Lu, H Zhou, G Zhang, Z Ruan, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring the effect of porphin tautomerism on the regioselectivity of its derivatives is a big
challenge, which is significant for the development and application of porphyrin drugs. In this …