Over 20 years ago, the pyrrolysine encoding translation system was discovered in specific
archaea. Our Review provides an overview of how the once obscure pyrrolysyl-tRNA …

Our understanding of the complex molecular processes of living organisms at the molecular
level is growing exponentially. This knowledge, together with a powerful arsenal of tools for …

Semi-artificial photosynthetic systems (SAPSs) integrate the strengths of natural and artificial
photosynthesis for solar energy conversion. Synthetic materials and biological components …

Engineering isolated metal sites resembling the primary coordination sphere of
metallocofactors enables atomically dispersed materials as promising nanozymes …

The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediates a wide range of
physiological responses and serves as an important category of drug targets. Earlier …

Genetic code expansion is a promising genetic engineering technology that incorporates
noncanonical amino acids into proteins alongside the natural set of 20 amino acids. This …

Phosphine ligands are the most important class of ligands for cross-coupling reactions due
to their unique electronic and steric properties. However, metalloproteins generally rely on …

Carbon nanodots (C-dots) have been widely used in sensing, such as detection of ions,
small molecules and biomolecules, based on their photoluminescence (PL) quenching by …

Anion chemical dynamics of autodetachment and fragmentation mediated by the dipole-
bound state (DBS) have been thoroughly investigated in a state-specific way by employing …

Conspectus Many artificial enzymes that catalyze redox reactions have important energy,
environmental, and medical applications. Native metalloenzymes use a set of redox-active …