Bioinspired framework catalysts: From enzyme immobilization to biomimetic catalysis

KY Wang, J Zhang, YC Hsu, H Lin, Z Han… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic catalysis has fueled considerable interest from chemists due to its high efficiency
and selectivity. However, the structural complexity and vulnerability hamper the application …

Serial femtosecond crystallography

TRM Barends, B Stauch, V Cherezov… - Nature reviews Methods …, 2022 - nature.com
With the advent of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), new, high-throughput serial
crystallography techniques for macromolecular structure determination have emerged …

Metabolic and pharmaceutical aspects of fluorinated compounds

BM Johnson, YZ Shu, X Zhuo… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The applications of fluorine in drug design continue to expand, facilitated by an improved
understanding of its effects on physicochemical properties and the development of synthetic …

3d transition metals for C–H activation

P Gandeepan, T Müller, D Zell, G Cera… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
C–H activation has surfaced as an increasingly powerful tool for molecular sciences, with
notable applications to material sciences, crop protection, drug discovery, and …

Oxygen activation and radical transformations in heme proteins and metalloporphyrins

X Huang, JT Groves - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
As a result of the adaptation of life to an aerobic environment, nature has evolved a panoply
of metalloproteins for oxidative metabolism and protection against reactive oxygen species …

Enantioselective Transformations in the Synthesis of Therapeutic Agents

H Yang, H Yu, IA Stolarzewicz, W Tang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The proportion of approved chiral drugs and drug candidates under medical studies has
surged dramatically over the past two decades. As a consequence, the efficient synthesis of …

Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis

H He, W Tan, J Guo, M Yi, AN Shy, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic reactions and noncovalent (ie, supramolecular) interactions are two fundamental
nongenetic attributes of life. Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis (ENS) refers to a process …

Mechanisms of cytochrome P450-catalyzed oxidations

FP Guengerich - ACS catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are complex biological catalysts and are critical to life. Most oxidations of
chemicals are catalyzed by cytochrome P450 (P450, CYP) enzymes, which generally utilize …

Second sphere effects on oxygen reduction and peroxide activation by mononuclear iron porphyrins and related systems

S Bhunia, A Ghatak, A Dey - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activation and reduction of O2 and H2O2 by synthetic and biosynthetic iron porphyrin
models have proved to be a versatile platform for evaluating second-sphere effects deemed …

[HTML][HTML] Structural analyses of Candida albicans sterol 14α-demethylase complexed with azole drugs address the molecular basis of azole-mediated inhibition of …

TY Hargrove, L Friggeri, Z Wawrzak, A Qi… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
With some advances in modern medicine (such as cancer chemotherapy, broad exposure to
antibiotics, and immunosuppression), the incidence of opportunistic fungal pathogens such …