Type II methanotrophs: A promising microbial cell-factory platform for bioconversion of methane to chemicals

DTN Nguyen, OK Lee, TT Nguyen, EY Lee - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Methane, the predominant element in natural gas and biogas, represents a promising
alternative to carbon feedstocks in the biotechnological industry due to its low cost and high …

A review of the biotechnological production of methacrylic acid

J Lebeau, JP Efromson, MD Lynch - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Industrial biotechnology can lead to new routes and potentially to more sustainable
production of numerous chemicals. We review the potential of biobased routes from sugars …

Warhead biosynthesis and the origin of structural diversity in hydroxamate metalloproteinase inhibitors

F Leipoldt, J Santos-Aberturas, DP Stegmann… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Metalloproteinase inhibitors often feature hydroxamate moieties to facilitate the chelation of
metal ions in the catalytic center of target enzymes. Actinonin and matlystatins are potent …

Production of 2-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid from Methanol by Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Expressing (R)-3-Hydroxybutyryl Coenzyme A-Isomerizing Enzymes

MT Rohde, S Tischer, H Harms… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The biotechnological production of the methyl methacrylate precursor 2-hydroxyisobutyric
acid (2-HIBA) via bacterial poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) overflow metabolism requires …

The 2‐methylpropene degradation pathway in Mycobacteriaceae family strains

S Helbich, I Barrantes… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mycolicibacterium gadium IBE100 and Mycobacterium paragordonae IBE200 are aerobic,
chemoorganoheterotrophic bacteria isolated from activated sludge from a wastewater …

Cofactor selectivity in methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase, a model cobamide-dependent enzyme

OM Sokolovskaya, KC Mok, JD Park, JLA Tran… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cobamides, a uniquely diverse family of enzyme cofactors related to vitamin B12, are
produced exclusively by bacteria and archaea but used in all domains of life. While it is …

Direct Participation of a Peripheral Side Chain of a Corrin Ring in Coenzyme B12 Catalysis

N Shibata, Y Sueyoshi, Y Higuchi… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The crystal structures of the B12‐dependent isomerases (eliminating) diol dehydratase and
ethanolamine ammonia‐lyase complexed with adenosylcobalamin were solved with and …

Molecular architectures and functions of radical enzymes and their (re) activating proteins

N Shibata, T Toraya - The journal of biochemistry, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Certain proteins utilize the high reactivity of radicals for catalysing chemically challenging
reactions. These proteins contain or form a radical and therefore named 'radical enzymes' …

Mechanistic details of the actinobacterial lyase-catalyzed degradation reaction of 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA

M Zahn, G König, HVC Pham, B Seroka… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Actinobacterial 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase reversibly catalyzes the thiamine diphosphate-
dependent cleavage of 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA to formyl-CoA and acetone. This enzyme …

Structural Basis for the Activation of the Cobalt‐Carbon Bond and Control of the Adenosyl Radical in Coenzyme B12 Catalysis

N Shibata, T Toraya - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), or coenzyme B12, is a naturally occurring organometallic
compound that serves as a cofactor for enzymes that catalyze intramolecular group‐transfer …