title: Protein engineering of carboxyl esterases by rational design and directed evolution.
abstract: In the past few years a considerable number of mutagenesis methods and high-throughput screening (HTS) systems have been developed and improved. In parallel, computer programs or software packages for molecular modeling have been further investigated. Thus, the number of examples for successful directed evolution and rational design is increasing constantly. In this review the essential mutagenesis methods and HTS systems, especially for esterases, are described and various examples for the application of these protein engineering tools are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Böttcher
authors.forename: U T
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Bornscheuer
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020134:Catalytic Domain / Q000235:genetics; D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases