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ArticleACS chemical biology2025

Improved Nucleoside (2'-Deoxy)Ribosyltransferases Maximize Enzyme Promiscuity while Maintaining Catalytic Efficiency.

Peijun Tang, Greice M Zickuhr, Alison L Dickson, Christopher J Harding, Suneeta Devi, Tomas Lebl, David J Harrison, Rafael G da Silva, Clarissa M Czekster

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Article in ACS chemical biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Peijun TangSchool of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.
Greice M ZickuhrSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, U.K.
Alison L DicksonSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-4150-2467
Christopher J HardingInstitute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, L69 3BX Liverpool, U.K.
Suneeta DeviInstitute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZB Liverpool, U.K.
Tomas LeblSchool of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews and EaStCHEM, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0269-3221
David J HarrisonSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, U.K.
Rafael G da SilvaSchool of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1308-8190
Clarissa M CzeksterSchool of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7163-4057

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 217078/Z/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleoside analogues have been extensively used to treat viral and bacterial infections and cancer for more than 60 years. However, their chemical synthesis is complex and often requires multiple steps and a dedicated synthetic route for every new nucleoside to be produced. Wild type nucleoside 2'-deoxyribosyltransferase enzymes are promising for biocatalysis. Guided by the structure of the enzyme from the thermophilic organism

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NucleosidesPentosyltransferasesBacillusBiocatalysisCrystallography, X-RayKineticsModels, MolecularSubstrate Specificitynucleoside deoxyribosyltransferaseNucleosidesPentosyltransferases

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PMID41108030
PMCPMC12645435

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