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Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of bioactive heterocycles

  • Gyan Chandra Pariyar and Pranab Ghosh EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: December 16, 2021
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From the journal Physical Sciences Reviews Volume 7 Issue 4-5

Abstract

Enzymes are proteins that functions as biological catalyst. It is now a known fact that enzyme can catalyze many synthetic operations better than the conventional reagents. Not only in the synthesis of natural products, they can also be applied for construction of varieties of unnatural compounds. In this chapter, Pariyar and Ghosh have discussed in brief synthesis of various biologically active heterocyclic compounds using different enzymes as catalysts. Among various enzymes, laccases, trypsin, α-amylase and Bakers’ yeast are few that are easily available and have been extensively explored for various synthetic strategies. This chapter will definitely serve as valuable source of information to the readers in the field of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.

Keywords: biologically active heterocyclic compounds; environment friendly; enzyme-catalyzed; immobilized
Corresponding author: Pranab Ghosh, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2021-12-16

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https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0103
Keywords for this article
biologically active heterocyclic compounds; environment friendly; enzyme-catalyzed; immobilized

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Organocatalysis: a green tool for sustainable developments
  4. Reviews
  5. Zwitterionic imidazolium salt: an effective green organocatalyst in synthetic chemistry
  6. The aryl iodine-catalyzed organic transformation via hypervalent iodine species generated in situ
  7. Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) catalyzed synthesis of bioactive heterocycles and some stereoselective reactions
  8. Critical trends in synthetic organic chemistry in terms of organocatalysis
  9. Organo-catalysis as emerging tools in organic synthesis: aldol and Michael reactions
  10. Synthetic drives for useful drug molecules through organocatalytic methods
  11. Organocatalytic total synthesis of bioactive compounds based on one-pot methodologies
  12. Organocatalysts based on natural and modified amino acids for asymmetric reactions
  13. Bronsted acidic surfactants: efficient organocatalysts for diverse organic transformations
  14. Microwave-induced biocatalytic reactions toward medicinally important compounds
  15. Sulfonated β-cyclodextrins: efficient supramolecular organocatalysts for diverse organic transformations
  16. Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of bioactive heterocycles
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