(Chemo)enzymatic cascades - Nature's synthetic strategy transferred to the laboratory

The astonishing efficiency with which living organisms build complex molecules from abundant starting materials has inspired chemists for centuries. Among the synthetic strategies that nature uses to achieve this efficiency, the combination of several enzymatic transformations in cascading sequences...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: García-Junceda, Eduardo, Lavandera, Iván, Rother, Dörte, Schrittwieser, Joerg H.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/113493
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/113493
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cascade reaction
Tandem reaction
Domino reaction
Biocatalysis
Synthetic efficiency
Descrição
Resumo:The astonishing efficiency with which living organisms build complex molecules from abundant starting materials has inspired chemists for centuries. Among the synthetic strategies that nature uses to achieve this efficiency, the combination of several enzymatic transformations in cascading sequences is of outstanding importance. With the rise of biocatalysis, researchers now have the tools at hand to mimic this strategy and develop artificial enzyme cascades of impressive complexity. This editorial review aims to introduce the reader to some key aspects of (Chemo)enzymatic Cascades, as well as to put the submissions to the present Special Issue into a broader perspective.