Biocatalysis has an enormous impact on chemical synthesis. The waves in which
biocatalysis has developed, and in doing so changed our perception of what organic …

Catalysis has a central role in organic synthetic methodology, especially in stereoselective
reactions. In many reactions, enantioselectivity is made possible through the use of chiral …

Enzymes are versatile catalysts and their synthetic potential has been recognized for a long
time. In order to exploit their full potential, enzymes often need to be re-engineered or …

Flavoprotein monooxygenases (FPMOs) are single-or two-component enzymes that
catalyze a diverse set of chemo-, regio-and enantioselective oxyfunctionalization reactions …

Pollution, accidents, and misinformation have earned the pharmaceutical and chemical
industry a poor public reputation, despite their undisputable importance to society …

This review analyzes a development in biochemistry, enzymology and biotechnology that
originally came as a surprise. Following the establishment of directed evolution of …

Global environmental issues and sustainable development call for new technologies for fine
chemical synthesis and waste valorization. Biocatalysis has attracted great attention as the …

The Dakin and Baeyer–Villiger (BV) oxidation reactions require addition of peroxides as
oxidants and an acid or a base as a catalyst. Reaction times range from hours to days to …

Engineered enzyme cascades offer powerful tools to convert renewable resources into
value-added products. Man-made catalysts give access to new-to-nature reactivities that …

The discovery of new enzymes, alongside the push to make chemical processes more
sustainable, has resulted in increased industrial interest in the use of biocatalytic processes …