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A strategic Ser/Cys exchange in the catalytic triad unlocks an acyltransferase-mediated synthesis of thioesters and tertiary amides

Martina Letizia Contente, David Roura Padrosa, Francesco Molinari, Francesca Paradisi

2020Nature Catalysis48 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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BiocatalysisChemistryCatalytic triadAcyltransferaseThioesterCatalysisAcyltransferasesSubstrate (aquarium)Combinatorial chemistryOrganic synthesisCofactorOrganic chemistryEnzymeStereochemistrySerineBiosynthesisReaction mechanismBiologyEcologyChemical Synthesis and AnalysisMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisBiochemical and Molecular Research