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Cover Picture: Regioselective Hydroformylation of Styrene Using Rhodium‐Substituted Carbonic Anhydrase (ChemCatChem 8/2010)
Author(s) -
Jing Qing,
Kazlauskas Romas J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201090032
Subject(s) - library science , saint , chemistry , computer science , art history , art
The cover picture shows rhodium‐substituted carbonic anhydrase. In their Communication on page 953 ff., Jing and Kazlauskas demonstrate how, by replacing the zinc center in carbonic anhydrase with rhodium, an enzyme is created that catalyzes the hydroformylation of styrene. The active‐site‐bound rhodium favors formation of the linear hydroformylation product, whereas the unbound rhodium favors the branched product. This is just one example of the great recent strides made in biocatalysis, as highlighted in this Special Issue.