Feringa's Contributions to MIO Biocatalysts

1. Szymanski, W.; Wu, B.; Weiner, B.; de Wildeman, S.; Feringa, B. L.; Janssen, D. B., Phenylalanine Aminomutase-Catalyzed Addition of Ammonia to Substituted Cinnamic Acids: A Route to Enantiopure α- and β-Amino Acids. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9152-9157.

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2. Verkuijl, B. J. V.; Szymanski, W.; Wu, B.; Minnaard, A. J.; Janssen, D. B.; de Vries, J. G.; Feringa, B. L., Enantiomerically Pure α-Phenylalanine Analogues from α/β-Phenylalanine Mixtures in a Single Reactive Extraction Step. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 901-903.

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3. Wu, B.; Szymański, W.; Heberling, M. M.; Feringa, B. L.; Janssen, D. B., Aminomutases: Mechanistic Diversity, Biotechnological Applications and Future Perspectives. Trends Biotechnol. 2011, 29, 352-362.

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4. Wu, B.; Szymański, W.; Wybenga, G. G.; Heberling, M. M.; Bartsch, S.; de Wildeman, S.; Poelarends, G. J.; Feringa, B. L.; Dijkstra, B. W.; Janssen, D. B., Mechanism-Inspired Engineering of Phenylalanine Aminomutase for Enhanced β-Regioselective Asymmetric Amination of Cinnamates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 482-486.

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5. Wybenga, G. G.; Szymanski, W.; Wu, B.; Feringa, B. L.; Janssen, D. B.; Dijkstra, B. W., Structural Investigations into the Stereochemistry and Activity of a Phenylalanine-2,3-Aminomutase from Taxus chinensis. Biochemistry 2014, 53, 3187-3198.