| abstract |
This invention provides for the design of novel nitrile oxidoreductases that can be used as biocatalysts for industrial chemical processes and; and thus, provide attractive alternatives to traditional chemical synthesis. Generally, this technology relates to crystal structures of nitrile oxidoreductases, and of crystal structures of nitrile oxidoreductases complexed with substrates and co-factors. For example, the invention provides for the crystalline structure of the nitrile oxidoreductase, QueF, as well as for a computer-readable medium having QueF crystal structure information stored thereon. |