THE SOLVENT DEPENDENCE OF ENZYME SPECIFICITY

被引:278
作者
WESCOTT, CR [1 ]
KLIBANOV, AM [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT CHEM,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY | 1994年 / 1206卷 / 01期
关键词
ENZYME; SPECIFICITY; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REGIOSELECTIVITY;
D O I
10.1016/0167-4838(94)90065-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The discovery that enzymes possess catalytic activity in organic solvents has made it possible to address the question of the influence of the reaction medium on enzymatic specificity. Recently, the substrate specificity, enantioselectivity, prochiral selectivity, regioselectivity, and chemoselectivity of enzymes have been found to dramatically depend on the nature of the solvent. This review discusses the scope, possible mechanisms, and implications of this phenomenon, as well as directions of future research in the area.
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