A bottom up approach towards artificial oxygenases by combining iron coordination complexes and peptides
Cussó O, Giuliano MW, Ribas X, Miller SJ, Costas M. A bottom up approach towards artificial oxygenases by combining iron coordination complexes and peptides. Chemical Science 2017, 8: 3660-3667. PMID: 29270284, PMCID: PMC5734052, DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00099e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIron centerHigh enantioselectivityIron coordination complexesAqueous hydrogen peroxideSecond coordination sphereΒ-turn structureShort reaction timesTerminal carboxylic acidSupramolecular catalystsCoordination complexesSupramolecular systemsClasses of substratesAsymmetric catalysisCoordination sphereAsymmetric epoxidationExcellent yieldsCarboxylic acidsCombination of peptidesActivation stepHydrogen peroxideReaction timeEpoxidationEnantioselectivityPeptidesCatalyst