Biocatalysis has become an important aspect of modern organic synthesis, both in
academia and across the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Its success has been …

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 …

Transaminases (TAms) are important enzymes for the production of chiral amines for the
pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Novel TAms for use in these industries have …

Engineering dual‐function single polypeptide catalysts with two abiotic or biotic catalytic
entities (or combinations of both) supporting cascade reactions is becoming an important …

Microbial communities respond to temperature with physiological adaptation and
compositional turnover. Whether thermal selection of enzymes explains marine microbiome …

Biobased polymers derived from plant oils are sustainable alternatives to petro based
polymers. In recent years, multienzyme cascades have been developed for the synthesis of …

ABSTRACT l-Theanine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid present almost exclusively in tea
plants and is beneficial for human health. For industrial production, l-theanine is …

Whole‐cell bioconversion of technical lignins using Pseudomonas putida strains
overexpressing amine transaminases (ATAs) has the potential to become an eco‐efficient …

Microbial enzymes from pristine niches can potentially deliver disruptive opportunities in
synthetic routes to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and intermediates in the …

The pivotal role played by ω-transaminases (ω-TAs) in the synthesis of chiral amines used
as building blocks for drugs and pharmaceuticals is widely recognized. However, chiral …