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ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOCHEMISTRY, VOL 82
Volume 82, Issue -, Pages 447-470Publisher
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-072611-101825
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catalytic mechanism; computation; directed evolution; engineering; enzyme
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Diverse engineering strategies have been developed to create enzymes with novel catalytic activities. Among these, computational approaches hold particular promise. Enzymes have been computationally designed to promote several nonbiological reactions, including a Diels-Alder cycloaddition, proton transfer, multistep retroaldol transformations, and metal-dependent hydrolysis of phosphotriesters. Although their efficiencies (k(cat)/K-M = 0.1-100 M-1 s(-1)) are typically low compared with those of the best natural enzymes (10(6)-10(8) M-1 s(-1)), these catalysts are excellent starting points for laboratory evolution. This review surveys recent progress in combining computational and evolutionary approaches to enzyme design, together with insights into enzyme function gained from studies of the engineered catalysts.
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