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Combinatorial biocatalysis: taking the lead from nature.

D H Altreuter1, D S Clark

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. altreutr@socrates.berkeley.edu

Current Opinion in Biotechnology
|April 21, 1999
PubMed
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Combinatorial biocatalysis accelerates drug discovery by using enzymatic and microbial methods to create diverse compound libraries. Recent advancements enable efficient, automated synthesis of novel drug candidates from lead compounds.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery

Background:

  • Combinatorial biocatalysis is an emerging technology for generating diverse molecular libraries.
  • It utilizes enzymatic, chemoenzymatic, and microbial transformations in drug discovery.
  • Biocatalysis offers a powerful alternative to traditional chemical synthesis for library generation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight recent advances in combinatorial biocatalysis for drug discovery.
  • To showcase the application of biocatalysis in generating compound libraries from lead compounds.
  • To discuss innovations in iterative derivatization, regioselective synthesis, and automation.

Main Methods:

  • Employing enzymatic, chemoenzymatic, and microbial transformations.

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  • Utilizing iterative derivatization strategies for small molecules and natural products.
  • Implementing one-pot synthesis and process automation.

    • Main Results:

    • Generation of regioselectively controlled libraries.
    • Successful iterative derivatization of complex molecules.
    • Development of novel one-pot library synthesis methods.
    • Enhancements in biocatalyst efficiency and process automation.

    Conclusions:

    • Combinatorial biocatalysis is a rapidly advancing field with significant potential in drug discovery.
    • Recent innovations facilitate the efficient and automated synthesis of diverse compound libraries.
    • This approach enables the exploration of novel chemical space for identifying new drug candidates.