Unifying and versatile features of flavin-dependent monooxygenases: Diverse catalysis by a common C4a-(hydro) peroxyflavin

A Phintha, P Chaiyen - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FDMOs) are known for their remarkable versatility and
for their crucial roles in various biological processes and applications. Extensive research …

Remote stereocontrol with azaarenes via enzymatic hydrogen atom transfer

M Li, W Harrison, Z Zhang, Y Yuan, H Zhao - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Strategies for achieving asymmetric catalysis with azaarenes have traditionally fallen short
of accomplishing remote stereocontrol, which would greatly enhance accessibility to distinct …

Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

L Di Terlizzi, L Nicchio, S Protti… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent decades, the traceless nature of visible photons has been exploited for the
development of efficient synthetic strategies for the photoconversion of colourless …

Single-electron oxidation-initiated enantioselective hydrosulfonylation of olefins enabled by photoenzymatic catalysis

Q Shi, XW Kang, Z Liu, P Sakthivel… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Controlling the enantioselectivity of hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions has been a long-
standing synthetic challenge. While recent advances on photoenzymatic catalysis have …

Photoenzymatic conversion of enamides to enantioenriched benzylic amines enabled by visible-light-induced single-electron reduction

J Zhang, Q Zhang, B Chen, J Yu, B Wang… - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Pyridylmethyl Radicals for Enantioselective Alkene Hydroalkylation Using “Ene”-Reductases

SG Bender, TK Hyster - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aromatic electron-deficient heterocycles, such as pyridines, are found in many biologically
relevant structures, including those with medicinal applications. Methods for their …

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 …

Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Chloroamides via Photoenzymatic Hydroalkylation of Olefins

Y Liu, SG Bender, D Sorigue, DJ Diaz… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photoenzymatic intermolecular hydroalkylations of olefins are highly enantioselective for
chiral centers formed during radical termination but poorly selective for centers set in the C …