From Ground-State to Excited-State Activation Modes: Flavin-Dependent “Ene”-Reductases Catalyzed Non-natural Radical Reactions

H Fu, TK Hyster - Accounts of chemical research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Enzymes are desired catalysts for chemical synthesis, because they can be
engineered to provide unparalleled levels of efficiency and selectivity. Yet, despite the …

Single‐Electron Oxidation Triggered by Visible‐Light‐Excited Enzymes for Asymmetric Biocatalysis

J Yu, B Chen, X Huang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
By integrating enzymatic catalysis with photocatalysis, photoenzymatic catalysis emerges as
a powerful strategy to enhance enzyme catalytic capabilities and provide superior …

Asymmetric photoenzymatic incorporation of fluorinated motifs into olefins

M Li, Y Yuan, W Harrison, Z Zhang, H Zhao - Science, 2024 - science.org
Enzymes capable of assimilating fluorinated feedstocks are scarce. This situation poses a
challenge for the biosynthesis of fluorinated compounds used in pharmaceuticals …

Chemogenetic Evolution of Diversified Photoenzymes for Enantioselective [2+ 2] Cycloadditions in Whole Cells

J Guo, J Qian, D Cai, J Huang, X Yang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Artificial photoenzymes with novel catalytic modes not found in nature are in high demand;
yet, they also present significant challenges in the field of biocatalysis. In this study, a …

Threonine Aldolase-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Amino Acids through Unconventional Photoinduced Radical Initiation

TC Wang, Z Zhang, G Rao, J Li, J Shirah… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Visible light-driven pyridoxal radical biocatalysis has emerged as a promising strategy for
the stereoselective synthesis of valuable noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs). Previously, the …

Enantioselective alkene hydroalkylation overcoming heteroatom constraints via cobalt catalysis

Y Li, D Liu, X Hu, JY Zhang, QW Zhu, B Men… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alkene hydroalkylation enables efficient and selective formation of C (sp 3)–C (sp 3) bonds
with unique advantages, such as exceptional chemoselectivity and remarkable tolerance of …

Photoenzymatic Redox-Neutral Radical Hydrosulfonylation Initiated by FMN

L Jiang, D Zheng, X Chen, D Cui, X Duan, Z Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The photoinduced unnatural reactions catalyzed by flavin-dependent enzymes usually
proceed through reduction pathways, which required the use of electron-sacrificial reagents …

Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Aldehydes with Diverse Carbonyl or Iminyl Compounds by Photoredox-Mediated Cobalt Catalysis

Z Chi, JB Liao, X Cheng, Z Ye, W Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The asymmetric cross-coupling of unsaturated bonds, hampered by their comparable
polarity and reactivity, as well as the scarcity of efficient catalytic systems capable of …

Emergence of a distinct mechanism of C–N bond formation in photoenzymes

FC Raps, A Rivas-Souchet, CM Jones, TK Hyster - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
C–N bond formation is integral to modern chemical synthesis due to the ubiquity of nitrogen
heterocycles in small-molecule pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Alkene hydroamination …

Catalytic Promiscuity of Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase Enables Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral α‐Tetralones

W Xu, K Mou, Z Lu, X Kang, Y Guo, B Ding… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of biocatalysis, discovering novel reactivity from known enzymes has been a
longstanding challenge. Fatty acid photo‐decarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis (CvFAP) …