The crucial role of methodology development in directed evolution of selective enzymes

G Qu, A Li, CG Acevedo‐Rocha, Z Sun… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Directed evolution of stereo‐, regio‐, and chemoselective enzymes constitutes a unique way
to generate biocatalysts for synthetically interesting transformations in organic chemistry and …

Utility of B-factors in protein science: interpreting rigidity, flexibility, and internal motion and engineering thermostability

Z Sun, Q Liu, G Qu, Y Feng, MT Reetz - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The term B-factor, sometimes called the Debye–Waller factor, temperature factor, or atomic
displacement parameter, is used in protein crystallography to describe the attenuation of X …

Enantioselective desymmetrization reactions in asymmetric catalysis

C Nájera, F Foubelo, JM Sansano, M Yus - Tetrahedron, 2022 - Elsevier
This review covers the recent developments (since 2015) of enantioselective
desymmetrization reactions using metal-catalyzed, organocatalyzed and enzymatic …

Reshaping substrate-binding pocket of leucine dehydrogenase for bidirectionally accessing structurally diverse substrates

T Wu, Y Wang, N Zhang, D Yin, Y Xu, Y Nie, X Mu - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Steric hindrance modification-based pocket reshaping is an effective approach for enzyme–
substrate acceptance evolution. However, previous studies were limited to using the …

Modeling enzymatic enantioselectivity using quantum chemical methodology

X Sheng, M Kazemi, F Planas, F Himo - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
The computational study of enantioselective reactions is a challenging task that requires
high accuracy, as very small energy differences have to be reproduced. Quantum chemical …

[PDF][PDF] 蛋白质工程: 从定向进化到计算设计

曲戈, 朱彤, 蒋迎迎, 吴边, 孙周通 - 生物工程学报, 2019 - researchgate.net
定向进化通过建立突变体文库与高通量筛选方法, 快速提升蛋白的特定性质,
是目前蛋白质工程最为常用的蛋白质设计改造策略. 近十年随着计算机运算能力大幅提升以及 …

Structural insight into enantioselective inversion of an alcohol dehydrogenase reveals a “polar gate” in stereorecognition of diaryl ketones

J Zhou, Y Wang, G Xu, L Wu, R Han… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Diaryl ketones are important building blocks for synthesizing pharmaceuticals and are
generally regarded as “difficult-to-reduce” ketones due to the large steric hindrance of their …

Focused rational iterative site-specific mutagenesis (FRISM): a powerful method for enzyme engineering

Y Bao, Y Xu, X Huang - Molecular Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
The FRISM strategy has emerged as one of the most efficient methods for protein
engineering. It involves the identification of hotspots, which is usually rationalized through …

Reshaping the binding pocket of lysine hydroxylase for enhanced activity

F Wang, M Zhu, Z Song, C Li, Y Wang, Z Zhu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The versatile synthetic intermediate (2 S, 4 R)-4-hydroxylysine can be produced using l-
lysine hydroxylase. However, the wild-type enzyme cannot effectively catalyze the C4 …

Corner Engineering: Tailoring Enzymes for Enhanced Resistance and Thermostability in Deep Eutectic Solvents

X Wang, Y Sheng, H Cui, J Qiao, Y Song… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), heralded for their synthesis simplicity, economic viability,
and reduced volatility and flammability, have found increasing application in biocatalysis …