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Computer-aided enzymatic retrosynthesis

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RetroBioCat provides automated solutions for biocatalytic cascade design. The curated open-access tool, developed by researchers in biocatalysis, has the potential to greatly facilitate enzymatic retrosynthesis to target molecules.

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Fig. 1: Principle and test of RetroBioCat.

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    Dörte Rother & Stephan Malzacher

  2. Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Dörte Rother & Stephan Malzacher

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Rother, D., Malzacher, S. Computer-aided enzymatic retrosynthesis. Nat Catal 4, 92–93 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00582-5

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