Dalton Transactions · 2010 · 49 citations · 45 references
Natural SciencesBiochemistryChemistryBiocatalysisCatalysisEnzymologyCatalyst DesignCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsEnzyme-substrate RecognitionMetal CatalysisMetal-ligand BondingCatalyst MechanismsCatalytic EfficiencyCatalytic SpecificityMetal-ligand Bonding In EnzymesMetalloenzyme MechanismsWater-mediated Catalysis
Covalent embedding of a (eta(6)-arene) ruthenium(II) complex into the protein papain gives rise to a metalloenzyme displaying a catalytic efficiency for a Lewis acid-mediated catalysed Diels-Alder reaction enhanced by two orders of magnitude in water.
45