title: The First Biocatalytic Carbon-Silicon Bond Formation.
abstract: Linking two worlds: As a further expansion of the biocatalytic repertoire, carbene insertion into Si-H bonds catalyzed by the heme protein cytochrome c was recently reported. This new biocatalyst holds great promise because it enables the highly selective incorporation of silicon into molecules without prior protection of existing functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44221, Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8534-0554
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lütz
keywords: biocatalysis; biotransformations; cytochrome P450; enzymes; protein engineering