2 publications
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Enzyme Repurposing of a Hydrolase as an Emergent Peroxidase Upon Metal Binding
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Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 4060-4065, 10.1039/c5sc01065a
Adding a metal cofactor to a protein bearing a latent metal binding site endows the macromolecule with nascent catalytic activity.
Metal: CuLigand type: Amino acidHost protein: 6-Phospho-gluconolactonase (6-PGLac)Anchoring strategy: SupramolecularOptimization: Chemical & geneticNotes: ---
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Orthogonal Expression of an Artificial Metalloenzyme for Abiotic Catalysis
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ChemBioChem 2017, 18, 2380-2384, 10.1002/cbic.201700397
Engineering an (Ir)regular cytochrome P450: Mutations within the heme‐binding pocket of a cytochrome P450 enabled the selective incorporation of an artificial Ir‐porphyrin cofactor into the protein, in cells. This orthogonal metalloprotein showed enhanced behavior in unnatural carbene‐mediated cyclopropanation of aliphatic and electron‐deficient olefins.
Metal: IrHost protein: Cytochrome BM3hAnchoring strategy: ReconstitutionOptimization: Chemical & geneticNotes: Reaction of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate, cis:trans = 29:71