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ReviewACS central science2021

Power of Biocatalysis for Organic Synthesis.

Christoph K Winkler, Joerg H Schrittwieser, Wolfgang Kroutil

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Review in ACS central science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 115 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

115 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Next-Generation Manufacturing: The Evolving Role of Biocatalysis in AstraZeneca.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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  2. Robots and Minimal, Physics-Informed Features: A Hybrid Framework for Enzyme Catalysis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. Exploring PadR Proteins for Artificial Enzyme Design.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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  9. Synthesis and characterization of ZrFeNanoscale advances · 2026
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  10. Biocatalytic Regioselective C-Formylation of Resorcinol Derivatives.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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55 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christoph K WinklerInstitute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Joerg H SchrittwieserInstitute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Wolfgang KroutilInstitute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biocatalysis, using defined enzymes for organic transformations, has become a common tool in organic synthesis, which is also frequently applied in industry. The generally high activity and outstanding stereo-, regio-, and chemoselectivity observed in many biotransformations are the result of a precise control of the reaction in the active site of the biocatalyst. This control is achieved by exact positioning of the reagents relative to each other in a fine-tuned 3D environment, by specific activating interactions between reagents and the protein, and by subtle movements of the catalyst. Enzyme engineering enables one to adapt the catalyst to the desired reaction and process. A well-filled biocatalytic toolbox is ready to be used for various reactions. Providing nonnatural reagents and conditions and evolving biocatalysts enables one to play with the myriad of options for creating novel transformations and thereby opening new, short pathways to desired target molecules. Combining several biocatalysts in one pot to perform several reactions concurrently increases the efficiency of biocatalysis even further.

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PMID33532569
PMCPMC7844857

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