Catalytic mechanisms of Fe (II)-and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases

S Martinez, RP Hausinger - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015 - ASBMB
Mononuclear non-heme Fe (II)-and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenases comprise
a large family of enzymes that utilize an Fe (IV)-oxo intermediate to initiate diverse oxidative …

Local charge distributions, electric dipole moments, and local electric fields influence reactivity patterns and guide regioselectivities in α-ketoglutarate-dependent non …

SP De Visser, G Mukherjee, HS Ali… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Non-heme iron dioxygenases catalyze vital processes for human health related
to the biosynthesis of essential products and the biodegradation of toxic metabolites. Often …

How Does the Nonheme Iron Enzyme NapI React through l-Arginine Desaturation Rather Than Hydroxylation? A Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study

HS Ali, J Warwicker, SP de Visser - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
The naphthyridinomycin biosynthesis enzyme NapI selectively performs the desaturation of
a free l-arginine amino acid at the C4–C5 bond as part of its antibiotic biosynthesis reaction …

Inspiration from Nature: influence of engineered ligand scaffolds and auxiliary factors on the reactivity of biomimetic oxidants

G Mukherjee, JK Satpathy, UK Bagha… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are highly efficient catalysts in Nature that often react with high stereo-, chemo-,
and regioselectivity. Usually, enzymes achieve this selectivity through substrate binding and …

Iron-regulatory proteins secure iron availability in cardiomyocytes to prevent heart failure

S Haddad, Y Wang, B Galy… - European heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Iron deficiency (ID) is associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure (HF) but the
underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Intracellular iron availability is …

Recent examples of α-ketoglutarate-dependent mononuclear non-haem iron enzymes in natural product biosyntheses

SS Gao, N Naowarojna, R Cheng, X Liu… - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 α-Ketoglutarate (αKG, also known as 2-oxoglutarate)-dependent
mononuclear non-haem iron (αKG-NHFe) enzymes catalyze a wide range of biochemical …

Dioxygen activation chemistry by synthetic mononuclear nonheme iron, copper and chromium complexes

S Hong, YM Lee, K Ray, W Nam - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The activation of dioxygen (O 2) by metalloenzymes proceeds by binding O 2 at their active
sites and then generating highly reactive, thermally unstable metal-oxygen intermediates …

Second‐coordination sphere effects on selectivity and specificity of heme and nonheme iron enzymes

SP de Visser - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mononuclear iron‐containing enzymes are highly versatile oxidants that often react
stereospecifically and/or regioselectively with substrates. Combined experimental and …

Electrostatic perturbations in the substrate‐binding pocket of taurine/α‐ketoglutarate dioxygenase determine its selectivity

HS Ali, SP de Visser - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Taurine/α‐ketoglutarate dioxygenase is an important enzyme that takes part in the cysteine
catabolism process in the human body and selectively hydroxylates taurine at the C1 …

Fe-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Diversification toward γ-Functionalized Amides via Iron Nitrenoid: Mechanistic Insights and Applications

Y Wan, E Ramírez, A Ford, V Bustamante, G Li - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Access to γ-functionalized amides represents a challenge in organic synthesis. The recent
upsurge of biomimetic metal nitrenoid-mediated C–H functionalization offers a method for …