Simplified lipid II-binding antimicrobial peptides: Design, synthesis and antimicrobial activity of bioconjugates of nisin rings A and B with pore-forming peptides
Authors (5): S. A. Mitchell, F. Truscott, R. Dickman, et.al Publisher: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.10.015 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Artificial Metalloenzymes as Catalysts for Oxidative Lignin Degradation
Authors (7): M. V. Doble, A. G. Jarvis, A. C. C. Ward, et.al Publisher: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03568 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Application of “Smart” Amine Donors for Rapid Screening and Scale-Up of Transaminase-Mediated Biotransformations
Authors (8): A. Gomm, S. Grigoriou, C. Peel, et.al Publisher: European Journal of Organic Chemistry DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800799 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

QM/MM simulations identify the determinants of catalytic activity differences between type II dehydroquinase enzymes
Authors (4): E. Lence, M. W. van der Kamp, C. González-Bello, et.al Publisher: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry DOI: 10.1039/c8ob00066b article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Concise synthesis of artemisinin from a farnesyl diphosphate analogue
Authors (4): X. Tang, M. Demiray, T. Wirth, et.al Publisher: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.03.068 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Biocatalytic Routes to Lactone Monomers for Polymer Production
Authors (10): H. L. Messiha, S. T. Ahmed, V. Karuppiah, et.al Publisher: Biochemistry DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00169 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

P450-Catalyzed Regio- and Diastereoselective Steroid Hydroxylation: Efficient Directed Evolution Enabled by Mutability Landscaping
Authors (17): C. G. Acevedo-Rocha, C. G. Gamble, R. Lonsdale, et.al Publisher: ACS Catalysis DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00389 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Discovery, Characterization, Engineering, and Applications of Ene-Reductases for Industrial Biocatalysis
Authors (2): H. S. Toogood, N. S. Scrutton Publisher: ACS Catalysis DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00624 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

A Noncanonical Proximal Heme Ligand Affords an Efficient Peroxidase in a Globin Fold
Authors (6): M. Pott, T. Hayashi, T. Mori, et.al Publisher: Journal of the American Chemical Society DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12621 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis

Concurrent Biocatalytic Oxidation and C–C Bond Formation via Gold Catalysis: One-Pot Alkynylation of N-Alkyl Tetrahydroisoquinolines
Authors (3): M. Odachowski, M. F. Greaney, N. J. Turner Publisher: ACS Catalysis DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03169 article-journal Themes: Biocatalysis