Halogenases: a palette of emerging opportunities for synthetic biology-synthetic chemistry and C-H functionalisation. Chem Soc Rev 2021 Sep 07;50(17):9443-9481
Date
08/10/2021Pubmed ID
34368824Pubmed Central ID
PMC8407142DOI
10.1039/d0cs01551bScopus ID
2-s2.0-85114347753 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 54 CitationsAbstract
The enzymatic generation of carbon-halogen bonds is a powerful strategy used by both nature and synthetic chemists to tune the bioactivity, bioavailability and reactivity of compounds, opening up the opportunity for selective C-H functionalisation. Genes encoding halogenase enzymes have recently been shown to transcend all kingdoms of life. These enzymes install halogen atoms into aromatic and less activated aliphatic substrates, achieving selectivities that are often challenging to accomplish using synthetic methodologies. Significant advances in both halogenase discovery and engineering have provided a toolbox of enzymes, enabling the ready use of these catalysts in biotransformations, synthetic biology, and in combination with chemical catalysis to enable late stage C-H functionalisation. With a focus on substrate scope, this review outlines the mechanisms employed by the major classes of halogenases, while in parallel, it highlights key advances in the utilisation of the combination of enzymatic halogenation and chemical catalysis for C-H activation and diversification.
Author List
Crowe C , Molyneux S , Sharma SV , Zhang Y , Gkotsi DS , Connaris H , Goss RJMAuthor
Colleen Crowe MD Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CatalysisHalogenation
Synthetic Biology