A redox-mediated Kemp eliminase

The majority of enzymatic Kemp elimination reactions proceed via a well-established acid-base mechanism. Here, the authors show that cytochrome P450 is able to metabolize the leflunomide drug via a redox Kemp elimination, offering new insights into enzyme catalysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aitao Li, Binju Wang, Adriana Ilie, Kshatresh D. Dubey, Gert Bange, Ivan V. Korendovych, Sason Shaik, Manfred T. Reetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14876