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SUBMITTER: Zhou Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9309897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20211223 6575
Naturally occurring enzymes can be a source of unnatural reactivity that can be molded by directed evolution to generate efficient biocatalysts with valuable activities. Owing to the lack of exploitable stereocontrol elements in synthetic systems, steering the absolute and relative stereochemistry of free-radical processes is notoriously difficult in asymmetric catalysis. Inspired by the innate redox properties of first-row transition-metal cofactors, we repurposed cytochromes P450 to catalyze s ...[more]