Metal complexes for catalytic and photocatalytic reactions in living cells and organisms

H Madec, F Figueiredo, K Cariou, S Roland… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of organometallic catalysis has greatly expanded the synthetic chemist
toolbox compared to only exploiting “classical” organic chemistry. Although more widely …

Transition metal catalysis in living cells: progress, challenges, and novel supramolecular solutions

CC James, B de Bruin, JNH Reek - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of transition metal catalysis is exemplified by its wide range of applications,
for example in the synthesis of chemicals, natural products, and pharmaceuticals. However …

Targeted activation in localized protein environments via deep red photoredox catalysis

NES Tay, KA Ryu, JL Weber, AK Olow, DC Cabanero… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
State-of-the-art photoactivation strategies in chemical biology provide spatiotemporal control
and visualization of biological processes. However, using high-energy light (λ< 500 nm) for …

Interrogating biological systems using visible-light-powered catalysis

KA Ryu, CM Kaszuba, NB Bissonnette… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Light-powered catalysis has found broad utility as a chemical transformation strategy, with
widespread impact on energy, environment, drug discovery and human health. A noteworthy …

Progress towards bioorthogonal catalysis with organometallic compounds

T Völker, F Dempwolff, PL Graumann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The catalysis of bioorthogonal transformations inside living organisms is a formidable
challenge—yet bears great potential for future applications in chemical biology and …

Bioorthogonal photocatalytic decaging-enabled mitochondrial proteomics

Z Huang, Z Liu, X **e, R Zeng, Z Chen… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Spatiotemporally resolved dissection of subcellular proteome is crucial to our understanding
of cellular functions in health and disease. We herein report a bioorthogonal and …

Bioorthogonal Synthetic Chemistry Enabled by Visible‐Light Photocatalysis

M Mato, X Fernández‐González… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The field of bioorthogonal chemistry has revolutionized our ability to interrogate and
manipulate biological systems at the molecular level. However, the range of chemical …

Single-chain nanoparticle delivers a partner enzyme for concurrent and tandem catalysis in cells

J Chen, K Li, JSL Shon… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Combining synthetic chemistry and biocatalysis is a promising but underexplored approach
to intracellular catalysis. We report a strategy to codeliver a single-chain nanoparticle …

Visible-light-induced chemoselective deboronative alkynylation under biomolecule-compatible conditions

H Huang, G Zhang, L Gong, S Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Here, we report a visible-light-induced deboronative alkynylation reaction, which is redox-
neutral and works with primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl trifluoroborates or boronic acids …

Prodrug activation by gold artificial metalloenzyme‐catalyzed synthesis of phenanthridinium derivatives via hydroamination

TC Chang, K Vong, T Yamamoto… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An emerging approach in the field of targeted drug delivery is the establishment of abiotic
metal‐triggered prodrug mechanisms that can control the release of bioactive drugs …