Recent advances on halohydrin dehalogenases—from enzyme identification to novel biocatalytic applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 7827-7839

  Schallmey, Anett ^a   Schallmey, Marcus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Dehalogenation; Epoxide ring opening; Halohydrin dehalogenase; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CATALYSIS; DEHALOGENATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; EPOXIDE RING OPENING; HALOHYDRIN DEHALOGENASE; HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCTION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

ENZYMES;

EPOXIDE; HALOHYDRIN DEHALOGENASE; HYDROLASE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; SPIROEPOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL; BIOENGINEERING; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITRITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHIRALITY; DEHALOGENATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; RING OPENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ALCOHOLS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROLASES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 84981275595     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7750-y     Document Type: Review

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