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ReviewACS central science2021

Biocatalytic Transformations of Silicon-the Other Group 14 Element.

Nicholas S Sarai, Benjamin J Levin, John M Roberts, Dimitris E Katsoulis, Frances H Arnold

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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 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nicholas S SaraiDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4655-0038
Benjamin J LevinDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3220-9303
John M RobertsDow Inc., Core R&D, 633 Washington Street, Midland, Michigan 48667, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7733-6301
Dimitris E KatsoulisDow Silicones Corporation, 2200 West Salzburg Road, Auburn, Michigan 48611, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9855-038X
Frances H ArnoldDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4027-364X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significant inroads have been made using biocatalysts to perform new-to-nature reactions with high selectivity and efficiency. Meanwhile, advances in organosilicon chemistry have led to rich sets of reactions holding great synthetic value. Merging biocatalysis and silicon chemistry could yield new methods for the preparation of valuable organosilicon molecules as well as the degradation and valorization of undesired ones. Despite silicon's importance in the biosphere for its role in plant and diatom construction, it is not known to be incorporated into any primary or secondary metabolites. Enzymes have been found that act on silicon-containing molecules, but only a few are known to act directly on silicon centers. Protein engineering and evolution has and could continue to enable enzymes to catalyze useful organosilicon transformations, complementing and expanding upon current synthetic methods. The role of silicon in biology and the enzymes that act on silicon-containing molecules are reviewed to set the stage for a discussion of where biocatalysis and organosilicon chemistry may intersect.

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