Redox cofactor engineering in industrial microorganisms: strategies, recent applications and future directions

J Liu, H Li, G Zhao, Q Caiyin… - Journal of Industrial …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
NAD and NADP, a pivotal class of cofactors, which function as essential electron donors or
acceptors in all biological organisms, drive considerable catabolic and anabolic reactions …

[HTML][HTML] Protein engineering for nicotinamide coenzyme specificity in oxidoreductases: attempts and challenges

AM Chánique, LP Parra - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Oxidoreductases are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze an extensive range of chemical
reactions with great specificity, efficiency, and selectivity. Most oxidoreductases are …

Two‐enzyme hydrogen‐borrowing amination of alcohols enabled by a cofactor‐switched alcohol dehydrogenase

MP Thompson, NJ Turner - ChemCatChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The NADPH‐dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter
ethanolicus (TeSADH), displaying broad substrate specificity and low enantioselectivity, was …

Biocatalytic Production of 1, 2, 4-butanetriol beyond a titer of 100 g/L: Boosting by intermediates

S Sutiono, I Zachos, L Paschalidis, A Pick… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Many platform chemicals such as 1, 2, 4-butanetriol (BTO) are still derived from
petrochemicals. BTO as a versatile compound with applications ranging from …

carba Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate: robust cofactor for redox biocatalysis

I Zachos, M Döring, G Tafertshofer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here we report a new robust nicotinamide dinucleotide phosphate cofactor analog (carba‐
NADP+) and its acceptance by many enzymes in the class of oxidoreductases. Replacing …

Growth-based, high-throughput selection for NADH preference in an oxygen-dependent biocatalyst

S Maxel, S Saleh, E King, D Aspacio, L Zhang… - ACS synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cyclohexanone monooxygenases (CHMO) consume molecular oxygen and NADPH to
catalyze the valuable oxidation of cyclic ketones. However, CHMO usage is restricted by …

Converging conversion–using promiscuous biocatalysts for the cell-free synthesis of chemicals from heterogeneous biomass

S Sutiono, A Pick, V Sieber - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Production of chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass has been proposed as a suitable
replacement to petrochemicals. However, one inherent challenge of biomass utilization is …

Bio‐based α,ω‐Functionalized Hydrocarbons from Multi‐step Reaction Sequences with Bio‐ and Metallo‐catalysts Based on the Fatty Acid Decarboxylase OleTJE

S Bojarra, D Reichert, M Grote, ÁG Baraibar… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
OleT from Jeotgalicoccus sp. ATCC 8456 catalyzes the decarboxylation of ω‐functionalized
fatty acids to the corresponding alkenols, which can themselves serve as starting material for …

Substitutions at the cofactor phosphate-binding site of a clostridial alcohol dehydrogenase lead to unexpected changes in substrate specificity

DJ Maddock, WM Patrick… - … Engineering, Design & …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Changing the cofactor specificity of an enzyme from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 2′-
phosphate (NADPH) to the more abundant NADH is a common strategy for increasing …

Synthesis of C–N bonds by nicotinamide-dependent oxidoreductase: an overview

T Wu, W Wei, C Gao, J Wu, C Gao, X Chen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Compounds containing chiral C–N bonds play a vital role in the composition of biologically
active natural products and small pharmaceutical molecules. Therefore, the development of …