(Eta6-arene) ruthenium(II) complexes and metallo-papain hybrid as Lewis acid catalysts of Diels-Alder reaction in water

Dalton Trans. 2010 Jun 28;39(24):5605-7. doi: 10.1039/c001630f. Epub 2010 Apr 20.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Papain / chemistry*
  • Ruthenium / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Acids
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Water
  • Ruthenium
  • Papain