Issue 41, 2020

Is it time for biocatalysis in fragment-based drug discovery?

Abstract

The use of biocatalysts for fragment-based drug discovery has yet to be fully investigated, despite the promise enzymes hold for the synthesis of poly-functional, non-protected small molecules. Here we analyze products of the biocatalysis literature to demonstrate the potential for not only fragment generation, but also the enzyme-mediated elaboration of these fragments. Our analysis demonstrates that biocatalytic products can readily populate 3D chemical space, offering diverse catalytic approaches to help generate new, bioactive molecules.

Graphical abstract: Is it time for biocatalysis in fragment-based drug discovery?

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
27 Jul 2020
Accepted
07 Oct 2020
First published
07 Oct 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2020,11, 11104-11112

Is it time for biocatalysis in fragment-based drug discovery?

J. I. Ramsden, S. C. Cosgrove and N. J. Turner, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 11104 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC04103C

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