Biocatalysis has revolutionized chemical synthesis, providing sustainable methods for
preparing various organic molecules. In enzyme-mediated organic synthesis, most reactions …

In natural photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms such as green plants realize efficient
solar energy conversion and storage by integrating photosynthetic components on the …

Light has received increased attention for various chemical reactions but also in
combination with biocatalytic reactions. Because currently only a few enzymatic reactions …

This review presents a comprehensive summary of the recent development in semi-artificial
photosynthesis, a biological-material hybrid approach to solar-to-chemical conversion that …

Biocatalytic transformation has received increasing attention in the green synthesis of
chemicals because of the diversity of enzymes, their high catalytic activities and specificities …

The enantioselective reduction of enamides is an efficient and atom-economical way to
construct chiral amine motifs. In contrast to transition-metal complex based asymmetric …

Recent studies of multiple enzyme families collectively called ene-reductases (ERs) have
highlighted potential industrial applications of these biocatalysts in the production of fine and …

Reductions play a key role in organic synthesis, producing chiral products with new
functionalities. Enzymes can catalyse such reactions with exquisite stereo‐, regio‐and …

Light-driven enzymatic catalysis is enabled by the productive coupling of a protein to a
photosensitizer. Photosensitizers used in such hybrid systems are typically costly, toxic …

In the field of green chemistry, light–an attractive natural agent–has received particular
attention for driving biocatalytic reactions. Moreover, the implementation of light to drive …