Distinct chemical factors in hydrolytic reactions catalyzed by metalloenzymes and metal complexes

LF Serafim, VM Jayasinghe-Arachchige… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective hydrolysis of the extremely stable phosphoester, peptide and ester bonds of
molecules by bio-inspired metal-based catalysts (metallohydrolases) is required in a wide …

Mimicking Enzymes: The quest for powerful catalysts from simple molecules to nanozymes

Y Lyu, P Scrimin - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are highly evolved catalysts that perform their tasks with high efficiency. 1 Hence,
they may constitute a very attractive reference in the development of a synthetic catalyst. The …

Machine learning: a suitable method for biocatalysis

PS Sampaio, P Fernandes - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biocatalysis is currently a workhorse used to produce a wide array of compounds, from bulk
to fine chemicals, in a green and sustainable manner. The success of biocatalysis is largely …

Optimization and theoretical analysis of lipase-catalyzed enzymatic esterification of glycerol for efficient glycerides synthesis

PG de Sousa Junior, AG do Nascimento Camara… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eversa® Transform 2.0 is a lipase derived from Thermomyces lanuginosus produced by a
genetically modified microorganism. It has a low production cost, high substrate specificity …

Elucidating the roles of distinct chemical factors in the hydrolytic activities of hetero-and homonuclear synthetic analogues of binuclear metalloenzymes

VM Jayasinghe-Arachchige, LF Serafim, Q Hu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, hydrolytic activities of hetero-and homobinuclear metallovariants of an
asymmetric (I) or symmetric (II) ligand with the FeIII-ZnII, ZnII-ZnII, and CuII-CuII cores (ie …

Is metal stabilization of the leaving group required or can lysine facilitate phosphodiester bond cleavage in nucleic acids? A computational study of EndoV

R Kaur, SD Wetmore - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Endonuclease V (EndoV) is a single-metal-dependent enzyme that repairs deaminated DNA
nucleobases in cells by cleaving the phosphodiester bond, and this enzyme has proven to …

Mechanism of the highly effective peptide bond hydrolysis by MOF-808 catalyst under biologically relevant conditions

D Conic, K Pierloot, TN Parac-Vogt… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient and selective hydrolysis of inert peptide bonds is of paramount importance. MOF-
808, a metal–organic framework based on Zr6 nodes, can hydrolyze peptide bonds …

Bio-catalytic system of metallohydrolases for remediation of neurotoxin organophosphates and applications with a future vision

H Mali, C Shah, DH Patel, U Trivedi… - Journal of inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organophosphates (OPs) compounds are universally used as pesticides and maintained as
chemical warfare agents by many nations across the globe. These OPs compounds due to …

Molecular docking and in vitro studies of Ochratoxin A (OTA) Biodetoxification Testing Three Endopeptidases

PC Orozco-Cortés, CM Flores-Ortíz… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is considered one of the main mycotoxins responsible for health
problems and considerable economic losses in the feed industry. The aim was to study …

Degradation of a main plastic pollutant polyethylene terephthalate by two distinct proteases (neprilysin and cutinase-like enzyme)

Q Hu, VM Jayasinghe-Arachchige… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this DFT study, hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a major cause of plastic
pollution, by two distinct enzymes, neprilysin (NEP, a mononuclear metalloprotease) and …