| Literature DB >> 34676862 |
Sanjoy Adak1, Bradley S Moore1,2.
Abstract
Covering: Up to December 2020Enzymatic halogenation reactions are essential for the production of thousands of halogenated natural products. However, in recent years, scientists discovered several halogenases that transiently incorporate halogen atoms in intermediate biosynthetic molecules to activate them for further chemical reactions such as cyclopropanation, terminal alkyne formation, C-/O-alkylation, biaryl coupling, and C-C rearrangements. In each case, the halogen atom is lost in the course of biosynthesis to the final product and is hence termed "cryptic". In this review, we provide an overview of our current knowledge of cryptic halogenation reactions in natural product biosynthesis.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34676862 PMCID: PMC8542889 DOI: 10.1039/d1np00010a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Prod Rep ISSN: 0265-0568 Impact factor: 15.111