Enzyme-catalyzed C–F bond formation and cleavage

Baker’s yeast catalyzed Henry reaction: Biocatalytic C-C bond formation

The C-C bond formation is an important reaction in organic synthesis to obtain value-added intermediates. Therefore, in this paper an attempt has been made to accelerate the Henry reaction (C-C bond formation) between aryl aldehydes and nitromethane using less expensive whole cell biocatalyst, baker’s yeast (BY). The scope of the methodology was also tested for the heteryl aldehyde i.e. 2-chlor...

Baker’s yeast catalyzed Henry reaction: Biocatalytic C-C bond formation

The C-C bond formation is an important reaction in organic synthesis to obtain value-added intermediates. Therefore, in this paper an attempt has been made to accelerate the Henry reaction (C-C bond formation) between aryl aldehydes and nitromethane using less expensive whole cell biocatalyst, baker’s yeast (BY). The scope of the methodology was also tested for the heteryl aldehyde i.e. 2-chlor...

Metal-catalyzed carbon-sulfur bond formation.

In organic synthetic reactions, the scope and application of organosulfur chemistry have increased tremendously since sulfur-containing groups serve an important auxiliary function in synthetic sequences.1 Illustrative examples are the reversal of polarity (Umpolung), the enhancement of the acidity of C-H bonds, and the transfer of chirality from sulfur to carbon.2 On the other hand, transition...

Uniform Free-Energy Profiles of the P–O Bond Formation and Cleavage Reactions Catalyzed by DNA Polymerases β and λ

Human X-family DNA polymerases β (Polβ) and λ (Polλ) catalyze the nucleotidyl-transfer reaction in the base excision repair pathway of the cellular DNA damage response. Using empirical valence bond and free-energy perturbation simulations, we explore the feasibility of various mechanisms for the deprotonation of the 3'-OH group of the primer DNA strand, and the subsequent formation and cleavage...

Peptide Bond Cleavage on Trypsintrypsin Inhibitor Complex Formation.