Photoenzymatic catalysis has become an emerging field in organic synthetic chemistry that provides eco-friendly alternatives to traditional methods. This comprehensive review examines the developing field of photoenzy...
Ethyl(R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate((R)-CHBE),as a chiral intermediate,is widely used in the synthesis of various chiral drugs.In this study,we screened two aldo–keto reductases(LP-AKRs)from the probiotic Lactobacill...
supported in part by a grant from the US National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Reinventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure(ReNUWIt)(Award No.EEC-1028968);in part by a grant from the NASA Center(USA)for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space(CUBES)(Award No.NNX17AJ31G).
Nitric oxide reductases(NORs)have a central role in denitrification,detoxification of nitric oxide(NO)in host-pathogen interactions,and NO-mediated cell-cell signaling.In this study,we focus on the phylogeny and detec...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFA0905100);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31900909);the Natural Science Foundation Applying a system of Tianjin(No.21JCJQJC00110)and Tianjin Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Capacity Improvement Project(No.TSBICIP-CXRC-009);Mr Qu also thanks financial support from Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS(No.2021175).
As a versatile type of enzyme,carboxylic acid reductases(CAR)can not only reduce various carboxylic acids to aldehydes in cooperation with cofactors ATP and NADPH but also catalyze the synthesis of amides and esters i...
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China(31925007 and U1738110).
Periodic post-embryonic changes in insects, including growth, development and metamorphosis, are strictly controlled by many compounds, including steroid hormones. The biosynthesis and clearance of 20-hydroxyecdysone ...
The structurally robust biopolymer sporopollenin is the major constituent of the exine layer of pollen wall and plays a vital role in plant reproductive success.The sporopollenin precursors are synthesized through an ...
This study was supported by the DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program Award(No.W81XWH-16-1-0635);the National Cancer Institute(NO.P01CA77739 and NO.R21CA205108)to James L.Mohler;Post-doctoral Training Award(No.W81XWH-15-1-0409)to Michael V.Fiandalo;DoD Synergistic Idea Development Award(No.W81XWH-14-1-0520)to Dan T.Gewirth;NCI Cancer Center Support Grant to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for the Bioanalytics,Metabolomics and Pharmacokinetics,Pathology Network,and Genomics Shared Resources(No.P30CA016056).
Prostate cancer(PCa)growth and progression rely on the interaction between the androgen receptor(AR)and the testicular ligands,testosterone and dihydrotestosterone(DHT).Almost all men with advanced PCa receive androge...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31870032,3171101305,and 31670036);the 111 Project of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China(B13038);the JST/NSFC Strategic International Collaborative Research Program;Japanese-Chinese Collaborative Research Program;Chang Jiang Scholars Program(Hao Gao,2017)from the Ministry of Education of China;Guangdong Special Support Program(2016TX03R280);Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme(Hao Gao,2014);K.C.Wong Education Foundation(Hao Gao,2016);Guangzhou Science and Technology Project(201707010266,China);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(21617495);Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation;a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology,Japan(JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP15H01836 and JP16H06443)
Fusidic acid is the only fusidane-type antibiotic that has been clinically used. However,biosynthesis of this important molecule in fungi is poorly understood. We have recently elucidated the biosynthesis of fusidane-...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31070042,30870039,30921065);partially by Open Funding Project of the National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering,China (2010KF-2)
The thermostability of three sulfur oxygenase reductases (SORs) was investigated from thermoacidophilic achaea Acidianus tengchongensis (SORAT) and Sulfolobus tokodaii (SORsT) as well as the moderately thermophi...
Supported by Grants from NIH (EY01545, EY03040);The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (to Hinton DR);a grant to the Department of Ophthalmology by Research to Prevent Blindness
Methionine is a highly susceptible amino acid that can be oxidized to S and R diastereomeric forms of methionine sulfoxide by many of the reactive oxygen species generated in biological systems. Methionine sulfoxide r...