Molybdenum enzymes and how they support virulence in pathogenic bacteria

Q Zhong, B Kobe, U Kappler - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mononuclear molybdoenzymes are highly versatile catalysts that occur in organisms in all
domains of life, where they mediate essential cellular functions such as energy generation …

[HTML][HTML] Molybdenum cofactor biology, evolution and deficiency

SJ Mayr, RR Mendel, G Schwarz - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) represents an ancient metal‑sulfur cofactor, which
participates as catalyst in carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles, both on individual and global …

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency in humans

L Johannes, CY Fu, G Schwarz - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molybdenum cofactor (Moco) deficiency (MoCD) is characterized by neonatal-onset
myoclonic epileptic encephalopathy and dystonia with cerebral MRI changes similar to …

Selective transformations of carbohydrates inspired by radical-based enzymatic mechanisms

CE Suh, HM Carder, AE Wendlandt - ACS Chemical Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are a longstanding source of inspiration for synthetic reaction development.
However, enzymatic reactivity and selectivity are frequently untenable in a synthetic context …

Tracing of Acyl Carrier Protein-channeled Mitomycin Intermediates in Streptomyces caespitosus Facilitates Characterization of the Biosynthetic Steps for AHBA–GlcN …

S Wang, Y Cheng, X Wang, Q Yang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mitomycins are a family of naturally occurring, potent alkylating agents in which the C
member has been clinically used for cancer chemotherapy for over 5 decades. In …

HygY is a twitch radical SAM epimerase with latent dehydrogenase activity revealed upon mutation of a single cysteine residue

RA Besandre, Z Chen, I Davis, J Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
HygY is a SPASM/twitch radical SAM enzyme hypothesized to catalyze the C2′-
epimerization of galacamine during the biosynthesis of hygromycin B. This activity is …

Spin‐Regulated Electron Transfer and Exchange‐Enhanced Reactivity in Fe4S4‐Mediated Redox Reaction of the Dph2 Enzyme During the Biosynthesis of …

J Feng, S Shaik, B Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The [4Fe‐4S]‐dependent radical S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM) proteins is one of
large families of redox enzymes that are able to carry a panoply of challenging …

Characterizing SPASM/twitch domain-containing radical SAM enzymes by EPR spectroscopy

AR Balo, L Tao, RD Britt - Applied magnetic resonance, 2022 - Springer
Owing to their importance, diversity and abundance of generated paramagnetic species,
radical S-adenosylmethionine (rSAM) enzymes have become popular targets for electron …

Mechanism of reduction of an aminyl radical intermediate in the radical SAM GTP 3′, 8-cyclase MoaA

H Pang, LM Walker, A Silakov, P Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The diversity of the reactions catalyzed by radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) enzymes
is achieved at least in part through the variety of mechanisms to quench their radical …

Harnessing Escherichia coli for Bio-Based Production of Formate under Pressurized H2 and CO2 Gases

M Roger, TCP Reed, F Sargent - Applied and Environmental …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacterium that is a workhorse for biotechnology. The
organism naturally performs a mixed-acid fermentation under anaerobic conditions where it …