2 publications

2 publications

Enzyme Repurposing of a Hydrolase as an Emergent Peroxidase Upon Metal Binding

Fujieda, N.; Ward, T.R.

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: Cu
Ligand type: Amino acid
Anchoring strategy: Supramolecular
Optimization: Chemical & genetic
Max TON: 35
ee: ---
PDB: ---
Notes: ---

Orthogonal Expression of an Artificial Metalloenzyme for Abiotic Catalysis

Brustad, E.M.

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: Ir
Ligand type: Methyl; Porphyrin
Host protein: Cytochrome BM3h
Anchoring strategy: Reconstitution
Optimization: Chemical & genetic
Reaction: Cyclopropanation
Max TON: 339
ee: 97
PDB: ---
Notes: Reaction of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate, cis:trans = 29:71