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Heckmann, C.M. (author), Bürgler, Moritz (author), Paul, C.E. (author)The unmatched chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity of enzymes renders them powerful catalysts in the synthesis of chiral active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Inspired by the discovery route toward the LPA<sub>1</sub>-antagonist BMS-986278, access to the API building block (1S,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexanecarbonitrile was envisaged using an...journal article 2024
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Heckmann, C.M. (author), Paul, C.E. (author)Chiral N-heterocycles are a common motif in many active pharmaceutical ingredients; however, their synthesis often relies on the use of heavy metals. In recent years, several biocatalytic approaches have emerged to reach enantiopurity. Here, we describe the asymmetric synthesis of 2-substituted pyrrolidines and piperidines, starting from...journal article 2023
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Alphand, Véronique (author), van Berkel, Willem J.H. (author), Jurkaš, Valentina (author), Kara, Selin (author), Kourist, Robert (author), Kroutil, Wolfgang (author), Mascia, Francesco (author), Nowaczyk, Marc M. (author), Paul, C.E. (author)The recent increase of interest in photocatalysis spread to biocatalysis and triggered a rush for the development of light-dependent enzyme-mediated or enzyme-coupled processes. After several years of intense research on photobiocatalysis, it is time to evaluate the state of the field in a structured manner. In this Perspective, we suggest to...journal article 2023
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Ribeaucourt, David (author), Höfler, G.T. (author), Yemloul, Mehdi (author), Bissaro, Bastien (author), Lambert, Fanny (author), Berrin, Jean Guy (author), Lafond, Mickael (author), Paul, C.E. (author)Biocatalytic pathways for the synthesis of (-)-menthol, the most sold flavor worldwide, are highly sought-after. To access the key intermediate (R)-citronellal used in current major industrial production routes, we established a one-pot bienzymatic cascade from inexpensive geraniol, overcoming the problematic biocatalytic reduction of the...journal article 2022
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Joseph Srinivasan, Shiny (author), Cleary, Sarah E. (author), Ramirez, Miguel A. (author), Reeve, Holly A. (author), Paul, C.E. (author), Vincent, Kylie A. (author)A new activity for the [NiFe] uptake hydrogenase 1 of Escherichia coli (Hyd1) is presented. Direct reduction of biological flavin cofactors FMN and FAD is achieved using H<sub>2</sub> as a simple, completely atom-economical reductant. The robust nature of Hyd1 is exploited for flavin reduction across a broad range of temperatures (25–70 °C)...journal article 2021
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Paul, C.E. (author), Eggerichs, Daniel (author), Westphal, Adrie H. (author), Tischler, Dirk (author), van Berkel, Willem J.H. (author)Flavoprotein monooxygenases (FPMOs) are single- or two-component enzymes that catalyze a diverse set of chemo-, regio- and enantioselective oxyfunctionalization reactions. In this review, we describe how FPMOs have evolved from model enzymes in mechanistic flavoprotein research to biotechnologically relevant catalysts that can be applied for...review 2021
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Tischler, Dirk (author), Gädke, Eric (author), Eggerichs, Daniel (author), Gomez Baraibar, Alvaro (author), Mügge, Carolin (author), Scholtissek, Anika (author), Paul, C.E. (author)Ene-reductases allow regio- and stereoselective reduction of activated C=C double bonds at the expense of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide cofactors [NAD(P)H]. Biological NAD(P)H can be replaced by synthetic mimics to facilitate enzyme screening and process optimization. The ene-reductase FOYE-1, originating from an acidophilic iron oxidizer...journal article 2020
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Dong, J. (author), Fernandez Fueyo, E. (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Paul, C.E. (author), Pesic, M. (author), Schmidt, S. (author), Wang, Yonghua (author), Younes, S.H.H. (author), Zhang, W. (author)Oxidation chemistry using enzymes is approaching maturity and practical applicability in organic synthesis. Oxidoreductases (enzymes catalysing redox reactions) enable chemists to perform highly selective and efficient transformations ranging from simple alcohol oxidations to stereoselective halogenations of non‐activated C−H bonds. For many of...journal article 2018