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Karvelis E, Swanson C, Tidor B. Substrate Turnover Dynamics Guide Ketol-Acid Reductoisomerase Redesign for Increased Specific Activity. ACS Catal 2024; 14:10491-10509. [PMID: 39050899 PMCID: PMC11264209 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c01446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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The task of adapting enzymes for specific applications is often hampered by our incomplete ability to tune and tailor catalytic functions, particularly when seeking increased activity. Here, we develop and demonstrate a rational approach to address this challenge, applied to ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI), which has uses in industrial-scale isobutanol production. While traditional structure-based computational enzyme redesign strategies typically focus on the enzyme-bound ground state (GS) and transition state (TS), we postulated that additionally treating the underlying dynamics of complete turnover events that connect and pass through both states could further elucidate the structural properties affecting catalysis and help identify mutations that lead to increased catalytic activity. To examine the dynamics of substrate conversion with atomistic detail, we adapted and applied computational methods based on path sampling techniques to gather thousands of QM/MM simulations of attempted substrate turnover events by KARI: both productive (reactive) and unproductive (nonreactive) attempts. From these data, machine learning models were constructed and used to identify specific conformational features (interatomic distances, angles, and torsions) associated with successful, productive catalysis. Multistate protein redesign techniques were then used to select mutations that stabilized reactive-like structures over nonreactive-like ones while also meeting additional criteria consistent with enhanced specific activity. This procedure resulted in eight high-confidence enzyme mutants with a significant improvement in calculated specific activity relative to wild type (WT), with the fastest variant's increase in calculated k cat being (2 ± 1) × 104-fold. Collectively, these results suggest that introducing mutations designed to increase the population of reaction-promoting conformations of the enzyme-substrate complex before it reaches the barrier can provide an effective approach to engineering improved enzyme catalysts.
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- Elijah Karvelis
- Department
of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Naim M, Mohammat MF, Mohd Ariff PNA, Uzir MH. Biocatalytic approach for the synthesis of chiral alcohols for the development of pharmaceutical intermediates and other industrial applications: A review. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 180:110483. [PMID: 39033578 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Biocatalysis has emerged as a strong tool for the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). In the early twentieth century, whole cell biocatalysis was used to develop the first industrial biocatalytic processes, and the precise work of enzymes was unknown. Biocatalysis has evolved over the years into an essential tool for modern, cost-effective, and sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing. Meanwhile, advances in directed evolution enable the rapid production of process-stable enzymes with broad substrate scope and high selectivity. Large-scale synthetic pathways incorporating biocatalytic critical steps towards >130 APIs of authorized pharmaceuticals and drug prospects are compared in terms of steps, reaction conditions, and scale with the corresponding chemical procedures. This review is designed on the functional group developed during the reaction forming alcohol functional groups. Some important biocatalyst sources, techniques, and challenges are described. A few APIs and their utilization in pharmaceutical drugs are explained here in this review. Biocatalysis has provided shorter, more efficient, and more sustainable alternative pathways toward existing small molecule APIs. Furthermore, non-pharmaceutical applications of biocatalysts are also mentioned and discussed. Finally, this review includes the future outlook and challenges of biocatalysis. In conclusion, Further research and development of promising enzymes are required before they can be used in industry.
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- Mohd Naim
- School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang 14300, Malaysia.
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- Centre for Chemical Synthesis & Polymer Technology, Institute of Science (IoS), Kompleks Inspirasi, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan 40450, Malaysia.
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang 14300, Malaysia.
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Zhang L, Sun Z, Xu G, Ni Y. Classification and functional origins of stereocomplementary alcohol dehydrogenases for asymmetric synthesis of chiral secondary alcohols: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 270:132238. [PMID: 38729463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) mediated biocatalytic asymmetric reduction of ketones have been widely applied in the synthesis of optically active secondary alcohols with highly reactive hydroxyl groups ligated to the stereogenic carbon and divided into (R)- and (S)-configurations. Stereocomplementary ADHs could be applied in the synthesis of both enantiomers and are increasingly accepted as the "first of choice" in green chemistry due to the high atomic economy, low environmental factor, 100 % theoretical yield, and high environmentally friendliness. Due to the equal importance of complementary alcohols, development of stereocomplementary ADHs draws increasing attention. This review is committed to summarize recent advance in discovery of naturally evolved and tailor-made stereocomplementary ADHs, unveil the molecular mechanism of stereoselective catalysis in views of classification and functional basis, and provide guidance for further engineering the stereoselectivity of ADHs for the industrial biosynthesis of chiral secondary alcohol of industrial relevance.
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- Lu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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Jiang Y, Ding N, Shao Q, Stull SL, Cheng Z, Yang ZJ. Substrate Positioning Dynamics Involves a Non-Electrostatic Component to Mediate Catalysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:11480-11489. [PMID: 38085952 PMCID: PMC11211065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Substrate positioning dynamics (SPD) orients the substrate in the active site, thereby influencing catalytic efficiency. However, it remains unknown whether SPD effects originate primarily from electrostatic perturbation inside the enzyme or can independently mediate catalysis with a significant non-electrostatic component. In this work, we investigated how the non-electrostatic component of SPD affects transition state (TS) stabilization. Using high-throughput enzyme modeling, we selected Kemp eliminase variants with similar electrostatics inside the enzyme but significantly different SPD. The kinetic parameters of these mutants were experimentally characterized. We observed a valley-shaped, two-segment linear correlation between the TS stabilization free energy (converted from kinetic parameters) and substrate positioning index (a metric to quantify SPD). The energy varies by approximately 2 kcal/mol. Favorable SPD was observed for the distal mutant R154W, increasing the proportion of reactive conformations and leading to the lowest activation free energy. These results indicate the substantial contribution of the non-electrostatic component of SPD to enzyme catalytic efficiency.
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- Yaoyukun Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Orsy G, Shahmohammadi S, Forró E. A Sustainable Green Enzymatic Method for Amide Bond Formation. Molecules 2023; 28:5706. [PMID: 37570676 PMCID: PMC10419938 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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A sustainable enzymatic strategy for the preparation of amides by using Candida antarctica lipase B as the biocatalyst and cyclopentyl methyl ether as a green and safe solvent was devised. The method is simple and efficient and it produces amides with excellent conversions and yields without the need for intensive purification steps. The scope of the reaction was extended to the preparation of 28 diverse amides using four different free carboxylic acids and seven primary and secondary amines, including cyclic amines. This enzymatic methodology has the potential to become a green and industrially reliable process for direct amide synthesis.
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- György Orsy
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (G.O.); (S.S.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (G.O.); (S.S.)
- Stereochemistry Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (G.O.); (S.S.)
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Łukasik B, Romaniszyn M, Kłoszewski N, Albrecht Ł. Asymmetric Organocatalysis in the Remote (3 + 2)-Cycloaddition to 4-(Alk-1-en-1-yl)-3-cyanocoumarins. Org Lett 2023; 25:3728-3732. [PMID: 37186962 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The application of organocatalytic bifunctional activation in the remote (3 + 2)-cycloaddition between 4-(alk-1-en-1-yl)-3-cyanocoumarins and imines derived from salicylaldehyde is demonstrated. Products, bearing two biologically relevant units, have been obtained with good chemical and stereochemical efficiency. The stereochemical outcome of the process results from the application of a quinine-derived catalyst. Selected transformations of the cycloadducts leading to further chemical diversity have been demonstrated.
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- Beata Łukasik
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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Jiang Y, Stull SL, Shao Q, Yang ZJ. Convergence in determining enzyme functional descriptors across Kemp eliminase variants. ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE (BRISTOL, ENGLAND) 2022; 4:044007. [PMID: 37425623 PMCID: PMC10327861 DOI: 10.1088/2516-1075/acad51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Molecular simulations have been extensively employed to accelerate biocatalytic discoveries. Enzyme functional descriptors derived from molecular simulations have been leveraged to guide the search for beneficial enzyme mutants. However, the ideal active-site region size for computing the descriptors over multiple enzyme variants remains untested. Here, we conducted convergence tests for dynamics-derived and electrostatic descriptors on 18 Kemp eliminase variants across six active-site regions with various boundary distances to the substrate. The tested descriptors include the root-mean-square deviation of the active-site region, the solvent accessible surface area ratio between the substrate and active site, and the projection of the electric field (EF) on the breaking C-H bond. All descriptors were evaluated using molecular mechanics methods. To understand the effects of electronic structure, the EF was also evaluated using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics methods. The descriptor values were computed for 18 Kemp eliminase variants. Spearman correlation matrices were used to determine the region size condition under which further expansion of the region boundary does not substantially change the ranking of descriptor values. We observed that protein dynamics-derived descriptors, including RMSDactive_site and SASAratio, converge at a distance cutoff of 5 Å from the substrate. The electrostatic descriptor, EFC-H, converges at 6 Å using molecular mechanics methods with truncated enzyme models and 4 Å using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics methods with whole enzyme model. This study serves as a future reference to determine descriptors for predictive modeling of enzyme engineering.
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- Yaoyukun Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
- Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
- Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States of America
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Cui Y, Ji Y, Chen X, Li J, Feng J, Zhao Q, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D. Efficient enzymatic synthesis of (S)-1-(3′-bromo-2′-methoxyphenyl)ethanol, the key building block of lusutrombopag. GREEN SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2022.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Xue Y, Zhang XG, Lu ZP, Xu C, Xu HJ, Hu Y. Enhancing the Catalytic Performance of Candida antarctica Lipase B by Chemical Modification With Alkylated Betaine Ionic Liquids. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:850890. [PMID: 35265607 PMCID: PMC8899502 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.850890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Various betaine ionic liquids composed of different chain lengths and different anions were designed and synthesized to modify Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB). The results showed that the catalytic activity of all modified lipases improved under different temperature and pH conditions, while also exhibiting enhanced thermostability and tolerance to organic solvents. With an increase in ionic liquid chain length, the modification effect was greater. Overall, CALB modified by [BetaineC16][H2PO4] performed best, with the modified CALB enzyme activity increased 3-fold, thermal stability increased 1.5-fold when stored at 70°C for 30 min, with tolerance increased 2.9-fold in 50% DMSO and 2.3-fold in 30% mercaptoethanol. Fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic analysis showed that the introduction of an ionic liquid caused changes in the microenvironment surrounding some fluorescent groups and the secondary structure of the CALB enzyme protein. In order to establish the enzyme activity and stability change mechanisms of the modified CALB, the structures of CALB modified with [BetaineC4][Cl] and [BetaineC16][Cl] were constructed, while the reaction mechanisms were studied by molecular dynamics simulations. Results showed that the root mean square deviation (RMSD) and total energy of modified CALB were less than those of native CALB, indicating that modified CALB has a more stable structure. Root mean square fluctuation (RMSF) calculations showed that the rigidity of modified CALB was enhanced. Solvent accessibility area (SASA) calculations exhibited that both the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the modified enzyme-proteins were improved. The increase in radial distribution function (RDF) of water molecules confirmed that the number of water molecules around the active sites also increased. Therefore, modified CALB has enhanced structural stability and higher hydrolytic activity.
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- *Correspondence: Hua-Jin Xu, ; Yi Hu,
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Probst D, Manica M, Nana Teukam YG, Castrogiovanni A, Paratore F, Laino T. Biocatalysed synthesis planning using data-driven learning. Nat Commun 2022; 13:964. [PMID: 35181654 PMCID: PMC8857209 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28536-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Enzyme catalysts are an integral part of green chemistry strategies towards a more sustainable and resource-efficient chemical synthesis. However, the use of biocatalysed reactions in retrosynthetic planning clashes with the difficulties in predicting the enzymatic activity on unreported substrates and enzyme-specific stereo- and regioselectivity. As of now, only rule-based systems support retrosynthetic planning using biocatalysis, while initial data-driven approaches are limited to forward predictions. Here, we extend the data-driven forward reaction as well as retrosynthetic pathway prediction models based on the Molecular Transformer architecture to biocatalysis. The enzymatic knowledge is learned from an extensive data set of publicly available biochemical reactions with the aid of a new class token scheme based on the enzyme commission classification number, which captures catalysis patterns among different enzymes belonging to the same hierarchy. The forward reaction prediction model (top-1 accuracy of 49.6%), the retrosynthetic pathway (top-1 single-step round-trip accuracy of 39.6%) and the curated data set are made publicly available to facilitate the adoption of enzymatic catalysis in the design of greener chemistry processes. As of now, only rule-based systems support retrosynthetic planning using biocatalysis, while initial data-driven approaches are limited to forward predictions. Here, the authors extend the data-driven forward reaction as well as retrosynthetic pathway prediction models based on the Molecular Transformer architecture to biocatalysis.
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- Daniel Probst
- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland. .,National Center for Competence in Research-Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
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- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland.,National Center for Competence in Research-Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland.,National Center for Competence in Research-Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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Zhang Y, Dydio P. Teaching natural enzymes new radical tricks. Science 2021; 374:1558-1559. [PMID: 34941419 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm8321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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[Figure: see text].
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- Yang Zhang
- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Ramdass AC, Rampersad SN. Biodiversity and biocatalyst activity of culturable hydrocarbonoclastic fungi isolated from Marac-Moruga mud volcano in South Trinidad. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19466. [PMID: 34593929 PMCID: PMC8484666 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98979-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mud volcanoes (MVs) are visible signs of oil and gas reserves present deep beneath land and sea. The Marac MV in Trinidad is the only MV associated with natural hydrocarbon seeps. Petrogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in its sediments must undergo biogeochemical cycles of detoxification as they can enter the water table and aquifers threatening ecosystems and biota. Recurrent hydrocarbon seep activity of MVs consolidates the growth of hydrocarbonoclastic fungal communities. Fungi possess advantageous metabolic and ecophysiological features for remediation but are underexplored compared to bacteria. Additionally, indigenous fungi are more efficient at PAH detoxification than commercial/foreign counterparts and remediation strategies remain site-specific. Few studies have focused on hydrocarbonoclastic fungal incidence and potential in MVs, an aspect that has not been explored in Trinidad. This study determined the unique biodiversity of culturable fungi from the Marac MV capable of metabolizing PAHs in vitro and investigated their extracellular peroxidase activity to utilize different substrates ergo their extracellular oxidoreductase activity (> 50% of the strains decolourized of methylene blue dye). Dothideomycetes and Eurotiomycetes (89% combined incidence) were predominantly isolated. ITS rDNA sequence cluster analysis confirmed strain identities. 18 indigenous hydrocarbonoclastic strains not previously reported in the literature and some of which were biosurfactant-producing, were identified. Intra-strain variability was apparent for PAH utilization, oil-tolerance and hydroxylase substrate specificity. Comparatively high levels of extracellular protein were detected for strains that demonstrated low substrate specificity. Halotolerant strains were also recovered which indicated marine-mixed substrata of the MV as a result of deep sea conduits. This work highlighted novel MV fungal strains as potential bioremediators and biocatalysts with a broad industrial applications.
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- Amanda C Ramdass
- Biochemistry Research Laboratory (Rm216), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Biochemistry Research Laboratory (Rm216), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Petrovičová T, Gyuranová D, Plž M, Myrtollari K, Smonou I, Rebroš M. Application of robust ketoreductase from Hansenula polymorpha for the reduction of carbonyl compounds. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hinzmann A, Betke T, Asano Y, Gröger H. Synthetic Processes toward Nitriles without the Use of Cyanide: A Biocatalytic Concept Based on Dehydration of Aldoximes in Water. Chemistry 2021; 27:5313-5321. [PMID: 33112445 PMCID: PMC8049032 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While belonging to the most fundamental functional groups, nitriles represent a class of compound that still raises challenges in terms of an efficient, cost‐effective, general and, at the same time, sustainable way for their synthesis. Complementing existing chemical routes, recently a cyanide‐free enzymatic process technology based on the use of an aldoxime dehydratase (Oxd) as a biocatalyst component has been developed and successfully applied for the synthesis of a range of nitrile products. In these biotransformations, the Oxd enzymes catalyze the dehydration of aldoximes as readily available substrates to the nitrile products. Herein, these developments with such enzymes are summarized, with a strong focus on synthetic applications. It is demonstrated that this biocatalytic technology has the potential to “cross the bridge” between the production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, on one hand, and bulk and commodity chemicals, on the other.
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- Alessa Hinzmann
- Chair of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Chair of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan
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- Chair of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Williams CM, Dallaston MA. The Future of Retrosynthesis and Synthetic Planning: Algorithmic, Humanistic or the Interplay? Aust J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/ch20371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The practice of deploying and teaching retrosynthesis is on the cusp of considerable change, which in turn forces practitioners and educators to contemplate whether this impending change will advance or erode the efficiency and elegance of organic synthesis in the future. A short treatise is presented herein that covers the concept of retrosynthesis, along with exemplified methods and theories, and an attempt to comprehend the impact of artificial intelligence in an era when freely and commercially available retrosynthetic and forward synthesis planning programs are increasingly prevalent. Will the computer ever compete with human retrosynthetic design and the art of organic synthesis?
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Webster AM, Peacock AFA. De novo designed coiled coils as scaffolds for lanthanides, including novel imaging agents with a twist. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6851-6862. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02013g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The design of artificial miniature lanthanide proteins, provide an opportunity to access new functional metalloproteins as well as insight into native lanthanide biochemistry.
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Vasantha R., Lenin DV, Rao LC, Satish Kumar N. Water Extract of Lemon (WEL) as a Promoter: Green and Regioselective Synthesis of Alkyl‐4‐(1
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‐indol‐3 yl)‐2‐alkyl‐4
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‐chromene‐3‐carboxylates Using 4
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‐chromenes and Indoles. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202003542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Vasantha R.
- School of Chemical Sciences Central University of Gujarat Sector 30 Gandhinagar, Gujarat India- 382030
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- School of Chemical Sciences Central University of Gujarat Sector 30 Gandhinagar, Gujarat India- 382030
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Li H, Zhang W, Jiang X, Wang H, Wang Q, Wang J, Jia X, Qin B, You S. Development of an Enzymatic Process for the Synthesis of the Key Intermediate of Telotristat Ethyl. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202001110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hengyu Li
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Shenyang Pharmaceutical University 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe Shenyang 110016 People's Republic of China
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Hubbell AK, Coates GW. Nucleophilic Transformations of Lewis Acid-Activated Disubstituted Epoxides with Catalyst-Controlled Regioselectivity. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13391-13414. [PMID: 33076663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Due to their inherent ring strain and electrophilicity, epoxides are highly attractive building blocks for fundamental organic reactions. However, controlling the regioselectivity of disubstituted epoxide transformations is often particularly challenging. Most Lewis acid-mediated processes take advantage of intrinsic steric or electronic substrate bias to influence the site of nucleophilic attack. Therefore, the scope of many of these systems is frequently quite limited. Recent efforts to generate catalysts that can overcome substrate bias have expanded the synthetic utility of these well-known reactions. In this Perspective, we highlight various regioselective transformations of disubstituted epoxides, emphasizing those that have inspired the production of challenging, catalyst-controlled processes.
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- Aran K Hubbell
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, United States
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Enantioselective Transesterification of Allyl Alcohols with (E)-4-Arylbut-3-en-2-ol Motif by Immobilized Lecitase™ Ultra. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10070798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Lecitase™ Ultra was immobilized on four different supports and tested for the first time as the biocatalyst in the kinetic resolution of racemic allyl alcohols with the (E)-4-arylbut-3-en-2-ol system in the process of transesterification. The most effective biocatalyst turned out to be the enzyme immobilized on agarose activated with cyanogen bromide (LU-CNBr). The best results (E > 200, ees and eep = 95–99%) were obtained for (E)-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol and its analog with a 2,5-dimethylphenyl ring whereas the lowest ee of kinetic resolution products (90%) was achieved for the substrate with a 4-methoxyphenyl substituent. For all substrates, (R)-enantiomers were esterified faster than their (S)-antipodes. The results showed that LU-CNBr is a versatile biocatalyst, showing high activity and enantioselectivity in a wide range of organic solvents in the presence of commonly used acyl donors. High operational stability of LU-CNBr allows it to be reused in three subsequent reaction cycles without negative effects on the efficiency and enantioselectivity of transesterification. This biocatalyst can become attractive to the commercial lipases in the process of the kinetic resolution of allyl alcohols.
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Xia H, Li N, Zhong X, Jiang Y. Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Potential Platform for Enzyme Immobilization and Related Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:695. [PMID: 32695766 PMCID: PMC7338372 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Enzymes, as natural catalysts with remarkable catalytic activity and high region-selectivities, hold great promise in industrial catalysis. However, applications of enzymatic transformation are hampered by the fragility of enzymes in harsh conditions. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), due to their high stability and available structural properties, have emerged as a promising platform for enzyme immobilization. Synthetic strategies of enzyme-MOF composites mainly including surface immobilization, covalent linkage, pore entrapment and in situ synthesis. Compared with free enzymes, most immobilized enzymes exhibit enhanced resistance against solvents and high temperatures. Besides, MOFs serving as matrixes for enzyme immobilization show extraordinary superiority in many aspects compared with other supporting materials. The advantages of using MOFs to support enzymes are discussed. To obtain a high enzyme loading capacity and to reduce the diffusion resistance of reactants and products during the reaction, the mesoporous MOFs have been designed and constructed. This review also covers the applications of enzyme-MOF composites in bio-sensing and detection, bio-catalysis, and cancer therapy, which is concerned with interdisciplinary nano-chemistry, material science and medical chemistry. Finally, some perspectives on reservation or enhancement of bio-catalytic activity of enzyme-MOF composites and the future of enzyme immobilization strategies are discussed.
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- Huan Xia
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Bilal M, Wang Z, Cui J, Ferreira LFR, Bharagava RN, Iqbal HMN. Environmental impact of lignocellulosic wastes and their effective exploitation as smart carriers - A drive towards greener and eco-friendlier biocatalytic systems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 722:137903. [PMID: 32199388 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In recent years, lignocellulosic wastes have gathered much attention due to increasing economic, social, environmental apprehensions, global climate change and depleted fossil fuel reserves. The unsuitable management of lignocellulosic materials and related organic wastes poses serious environmental burden and causes pollution. On the other hand, lignocellulosic wastes hold significant economic potential and can be employed as promising catalytic supports because of impressing traits such as surface area, porous structure, and occurrence of many chemical moieties (i.e., carboxyl, amino, thiol, hydroxyl, and phosphate groups). In the current literature, scarce information is available on this important and highly valuable aspect of lignocellulosic wastes as smart carriers for immobilization. Thus, to fulfill this literature gap, herein, an effort has been made to signify the value generation aspects of lignocellulosic wastes. Literature assessment spotlighted that all these waste materials display high potential for immobilizing enzyme because of their low cost, bio-renewable, and sustainable nature. Enzyme immobilization has gained recognition as a highly useful technology to improve enzyme properties such as catalytic stability, performance, and repeatability. The application of carrier-supported biocatalysts has been a theme of considerable research, for the past three decades, in the bio-catalysis field. Nonetheless, the type of support matrix plays a key role in the immobilization process due to its influential impact on the physicochemical characteristics of the as-synthesized biocatalytic system. In the past, an array of various organic, inorganic, and composite materials has been used as carriers to formulate efficient and stable biocatalysts. This review is envisioned to provide recent progress and development on the use of different agricultural wastes (such as coconut fiber, sugarcane bagasse, corn and rice wastes, and Brewers' spent grain) as support materials for enzyme immobilization. In summary, the effective utilization of lignocellulosic wastes to develop multi-functional biocatalysts is not only economical but also reduce environmental problems of unsuitable management of organic wastes and drive up the application of biocatalytic technology in the industry.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, No 29, 13th, Avenue, Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin 300457, China
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- Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Tiradentes University, Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Farolândia, 49032-490, Aracaju, SE, Brazil; Institute of Technology and Research, Av. Murilo Dantas 300 - Prédio do ITP, Farolândia, 49032-490, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Bioremediation and Metagenomics Research, Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226 025, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L. CP 64849, Mexico.
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Sharma S, Das J, Braje WM, Dash AK, Handa S. A Glimpse into Green Chemistry Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:2859-2875. [PMID: 32212245 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this Minireview, the importance and implementation of green chemistry practices in the pharmaceutical industry are illustrated. With notable examples, some of the most important industrial organic transformations are discussed along with their applications in the synthesis of drug molecules. A brief comparison between traditional unsustainable methods and modern green methods is made to shed light on the economic and environmental benefits of greener methods. Finally, green chemistry practices in the pharmaceutical industries of India and China are also discussed.
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- Sudripet Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, 2320 S. Brook St., Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, HP, India
- School of Pharmacy & Emerging Sciences, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technologies, Baddi, HP, India
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- AbbVie (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG, Medicinal Chemistry, Neuroscience Discovery Research, Knollstrass, 67061, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, HP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, 2320 S. Brook St., Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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Stenner R, Anderson JLR. Chemoselective N−H insertion catalyzed by ade novocarbene transferase. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 67:527-535. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Richard Stenner
- School of Biochemistry University of Bristol Bristol UK
- Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- School of Biochemistry University of Bristol Bristol UK
- BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre University of Bristol Bristol UK
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Wiltschi B, Cernava T, Dennig A, Galindo Casas M, Geier M, Gruber S, Haberbauer M, Heidinger P, Herrero Acero E, Kratzer R, Luley-Goedl C, Müller CA, Pitzer J, Ribitsch D, Sauer M, Schmölzer K, Schnitzhofer W, Sensen CW, Soh J, Steiner K, Winkler CK, Winkler M, Wriessnegger T. Enzymes revolutionize the bioproduction of value-added compounds: From enzyme discovery to special applications. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 40:107520. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fatty Acid Hydratases: Versatile Catalysts to Access Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Efficient Syntheses of Industrial Interest. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10030287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The utilization of hydroxy fatty acids has gained more and more attention due to its applicability in many industrial building blocks that require it, for example, polymers or fragrances. Furthermore, hydroxy fatty acids are accessible from biorenewables, thus contributing to a more sustainable raw material basis for industrial chemicals. Therefore, a range of investigations were done on fatty acid hydratases (FAHs), since these enzymes catalyze the addition of water to an unsaturated fatty acid, thus providing an elegant route towards hydroxy-substituted fatty acids. Besides the discovery and characterization of fatty acid hydratases (FAHs), the design and optimization of syntheses with these enzymes, the implementation in elaborate cascades, and the improvement of these biocatalysts, by way of mutation in terms of the substrate scope, has been investigated. This mini-review focuses on the research done on process development using fatty acid hydratases as a catalyst. It is notable that biotransformations, running at impressive substrate loadings of up to 280 g L−1, have been realized. A further topic of this mini-review is the implementation of fatty acid hydratases in cascade reactions. In such cascades, fatty acid hydratases were, in particular, combined with alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH), Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases (BVMO), transaminases (TA) and hydrolases, thus enabling access to a broad variety of molecules that are of industrial interest.
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Hernández-Ibáñez S, Soares do Rego Barros O, Lahosa A, García-Muñoz MJ, Benlahrech M, Behloul C, Foubelo F, Yus M. Stereoselective synthesis of 5-(1-aminoalkyl)-2-pyrrolidones and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,8-diones from chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines and ethyl 4-nitrobutanoate. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.130842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Goodwin NC, Morrison JP, Fuerst DE, Hadi T. Biocatalysis in Medicinal Chemistry: Challenges to Access and Drivers for Adoption. ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:1363-1366. [PMID: 31620215 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The use of biocatalysis in the manufacture of small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients has seen a marked increase over the past decade. Driven by academic and industrial interest in the application of enzymes as catalysts for transforming chemical routes, the biocatalytic toolbox available to a chemist has continued to expand. Despite this, the application of biocatalysis in early discovery chemistry has trailed in comparison to its use in manufacturing routes. The authors offer their perspective on the adoption of biocatalysis in the early discovery space: highlighting challenges including enzyme supply and the biocatalysis business model, as well as recent trends that could spur more collaboration and access to enzymes for early discovery R&D activities.
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- Nicole C. Goodwin
- GlaxoSmithKline, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 United States
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- GlaxoSmithKline, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 United States
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- GlaxoSmithKline, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 United States
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- GlaxoSmithKline, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 United States
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Wei TY, Tang JW, Ni GW, Wang HY, Yi D, Zhang FL, Chen SX. Development of an Enzymatic Process for the Synthesis of (S)-2-Chloro-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) Ethanol. Org Process Res Dev 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Teng-Yun Wei
- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Felix-Hausdorff-Str.4, Greifswald D-17487, Germany
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 285 Gebaini Road, Pudong 201203, Shanghai, China
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Ruales-Salcedo AV, Higuita JC, Fontalvo J, Woodley JM. Design of enzymatic cascade processes for the production of low-priced chemicals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 74:77-84. [PMID: 30710489 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2018-0190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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While the application of enzymes to synthetic and industrial problems continues to grow, the major development today is focused on multi-enzymatic cascades. Such systems are particularly attractive, because many commercially available enzymes operate under relatively similar operating conditions. This opens the possibility of one-pot operation with multiple enzymes in a single reactor. In this paper the concept of modules is introduced whereby groups of enzymes are combined in modules, each operating in a single reactor, but with the option of various operating strategies to avoid any complications of nonproductive interactions between the enzymes, substrates or products in a given reactor. In this paper the selection of modules is illustrated using the synthesis of the bulk chemical, gluconic acid, from lignocellulosic waste.
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- Angela Viviana Ruales-Salcedo
- Grupo de Investigación en Aplicación de Nuevas Tecnologías, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Edificio L103, Manizales, Colombia
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- Grupo de Procesos Químicos, Catalíticos y Biotecnológicos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Edificio L103, Manizales, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Aplicación de Nuevas Tecnologías, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Edificio L103, Manizales, Colombia
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- PROSYS Research Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Building 229, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Yuan M, Kummer MJ, Milton RD, Quah T, Minteer SD. Efficient NADH Regeneration by a Redox Polymer-Immobilized Enzymatic System. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Mengwei Yuan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Liu B, Qu G, Li J, Fan W, Ma J, Xu Y, Nie Y, Sun Z. Conformational Dynamics‐Guided Loop Engineering of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Capture, Turnover and Enantioselective Transformation of Difficult‐to‐Reduce Ketones. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Beibei Liu
- School of Biotechnology, Key laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, and Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin University Tianjin 300072 People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, and Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin University Tianjin 300072 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology, Key laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of EducationJiangnan University Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 People's Republic of China
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Accelerating the implementation of biocatalysis in industry. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:4733-4739. [PMID: 31049622 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09796-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Despite enormous progress in protein engineering, complemented by bioprocess engineering, the revolution awaiting the application of biocatalysis in the fine chemical industry has still not been fully realized. In order to achieve that, further research is required on several topics, including (1) rapid methods for protein engineering using machine learning, (2) mathematical modelling of multi-enzyme cascade processes, (3) process standardization, (4) continuous process technology, (5) methods to identify improvements required to achieve industrial implementation, (6) downstream processing, (7) enzyme stability modelling and prediction, as well as (8) new reactor technology. In this brief mini-review, the status of each of these topics will be briefly discussed.
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Ren Y, Hu L, Ramström O. Multienzymatic cascade synthesis of an enantiopure (2R,5R)-1,3-oxathiolane anti-HIV agent precursor. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Enzyme catalyzed reactions are rapidly becoming an invaluable tool for the synthesis of many active pharmaceutical ingredients. These reactions are commonly performed in batch, but continuous biocatalysis is gaining interest in industry because it would allow seamless integration of chemical and enzymatic reaction steps. However, because this is an emerging field, little attention has been paid towards the suitability of different reactor types for continuous biocatalytic reactions. Two types of continuous flow reactor are possible: continuous stirred tank and continuous plug-flow. These reactor types differ in a number of ways, but in this contribution, we focus on residence time distribution and how enzyme kinetics are affected by the unique mass balance of each reactor. For the first time, we present a tool to facilitate reactor selection for continuous biocatalytic production of pharmaceuticals. From this analysis, it was found that plug-flow reactors should generally be the system of choice. However, there are particular cases where they may need to be coupled with a continuous stirred tank reactor or replaced entirely by a series of continuous stirred tank reactors, which can approximate plug-flow behavior. This systematic approach should accelerate the implementation of biocatalysis for continuous pharmaceutical production.
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De Raffele D, Martí S, Moliner V. QM/MM Theoretical Studies of a de Novo Retro-Aldolase Design. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b04457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Daria De Raffele
- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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History, Current State, and Emerging Applications of Industrial Biotechnology. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 173:13-51. [PMID: 30671594 DOI: 10.1007/10_2018_81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The past 150 years have seen remarkable discoveries, rapidly growing biological knowledge, and giant technological leaps providing biotechnological solutions for healthcare, food production, and other societal needs. Genetic engineering, miniaturization, and ever-increasing computing power, in particular, have been key technological drivers for the past few decades. Looking ahead, the eventual transition from fossil resources to biomass and CO2 demands a shift toward a 'bio-economy' based on novel production processes and engineered organisms.
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Cen Y, Li D, Xu J, Wu Q, Wu Q, Lin X. Highly Focused Library‐Based Engineering of
Candida antarctica
Lipase B with (
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‐Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yixin Cen
- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 People's Republic of China
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Nordblad M, Gomes MD, Meissner MP, Ramesh H, Woodley JM. Scoping Biocatalyst Performance Using Reaction Trajectory Analysis. Org Process Res Dev 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Mathias Nordblad
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Qin F, Qin B, Zhang W, Liu Y, Su X, Zhu T, Ouyang J, Guo J, Li Y, Zhang F, Tang J, Jia X, You S. Discovery of a Switch Between Prelog and Anti-Prelog Reduction toward Halogen-Substituted Acetophenones in Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductases. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Fengyu Qin
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- Yujie Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xue Yuan Road 38, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xue Yuan Road 38, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xue Yuan Road 38, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xue Yuan Road 38, Beijing 100191, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Chen X, Zhang H, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Molecular Basis for the High Activity and Enantioselectivity of the Carbonyl Reductase from Sporobolomyces salmonicolor toward α-Haloacetophenones. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xi Chen
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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Xu C, Yin X, Zhang C, Chen H, Huang H, Hu Y. Improving Catalytic Performance of Burkholderiacepacia Lipase by Chemical Modification with Functional Ionic Liquids. Chem Res Chin Univ 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-018-7246-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Bilal M, Iqbal HMN, Guo S, Hu H, Wang W, Zhang X. State-of-the-art protein engineering approaches using biological macromolecules: A review from immobilization to implementation view point. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 108:893-901. [PMID: 29102791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Over the past years, technological and scientific advances have proven biocatalysis as a sustainable alternative than traditional chemical catalysis including organo- or metallocatalysis. In this context, immobilization based approaches represent simple but effective routes for engineering enzyme catalysts with higher activities than wild-type derivatives. Many enzymes including oxidoreductases have been engineered by rational and directed evolution, to realize the catalytic activity, enantioselectivity, and stability attributes which are essential for their biotechnological exploitation. Induce yet stable activity in enzyme catalysis offer new insights and motivation to engineer efficient catalysts for practical and commercial purposes. It has now become possible to envisage substrate accessibility to the catalytic site of the enzyme by current computational capabilities that reduce the experimental work related to the enzyme selection, screening, and engineering. Herein, state-of-the-art protein engineering approaches for improving enzymatic activities including chemical modification, directed evolution, and rational design or their combination methods are discussed. The emphasis is also given to the applications of the resulting tailored catalysts ranging from fine chemicals to novel pharmaceutical compounds that use biocatalysts as a vital step.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., CP 64849, Mexico
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; National Experimental Teaching Center for Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Musa MM, Bsharat O, Karume I, Vieille C, Takahashi M, Hamdan SM. Expanding the Substrate Specificity of Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus
Secondary Alcohol Dehydrogenase by a Dual Site Mutation. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Musa M. Musa
- Chemistry Department; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; 31261 Dhahran KSA
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- Chemistry Department; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; 31261 Dhahran KSA
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- Chemistry Department; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; 31261 Dhahran KSA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Michigan State University; 48824 East Lansing MI USA
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 23955-6900 Thuwal KSA
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 23955-6900 Thuwal KSA
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Woodley JM. Integrating protein engineering with process design for biocatalysis. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2018; 376:rsta.2017.0062. [PMID: 29175837 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biocatalysis uses enzymes for chemical synthesis and production, offering selective, safe and sustainable catalysis. While today the majority of applications are in the pharmaceutical sector, new opportunities are arising every day in other industry sectors, where production costs become a more important driver. In the early applications of the technology, it was necessary to design processes to match the properties of the biocatalyst. With the advent of protein engineering, organic chemists started to develop and improve enzymes to suit their needs. Likewise in industry, although not widespread, a new paradigm was already implemented several years ago to engineer enzymes to suit process needs. Today, a new era is entered, where the effectiveness with which such integrated protein and process engineering is achieved becomes critical to implementation. In this paper, the development of a tool to improve the effectiveness of this approach is discussed, namely the use of target-setting based on process requirements, to guide the necessary protein engineering.This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Providing sustainable catalytic solutions for a rapidly changing world'.
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- John M Woodley
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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de Souza SP, Leão RA, Bassut JF, Leal IC, Wang S, Ding Q, Li Y, Lam FLY, de Souza RO, Itabaiana Jr I. New Biosilified Pd-lipase hybrid biocatalysts for dynamic resolution of amines. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lipases in asymmetric transformations: Recent advances in classical kinetic resolution and lipase–metal combinations for dynamic processes. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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