Journal
CHEMBIOCHEM
Volume 20, Issue 15, Pages 1871-1897Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800806
Keywords
biocatalysis; cofactors; photocatalysis; sustainable chemistry; synthetic methods
Funding
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [GU 1134-3, GU 1134-4]
- cluster of excellence CiPSM
- Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt [20015/400]
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Enzymes catalyze a plethora of highly specific transformations under mild and environmentally benign reaction conditions. Their fascinating performances attest to high synthetic potential that is often hampered by operational obstacles such as in vitro cofactor supply and regeneration. Exploiting light and combining it with biocatalysis not only helps in overcoming these drawbacks, but the fruitful liaison of these two fields of green chemistry also offers opportunities to unlock new synthetic reactivities. In this review we provide an overview of the wide variety of photo-biocatalysis, ranging from the photochemical delivery of electrons required in redox biocatalysis and photochemical cofactor and reagent (re)generation to direct photoactivation of enzymes enabling reactions unknown in nature. We highlight synthetically relevant transformations such as asymmetric reactions facilitated by the combination of light as energy source and enzymes' catalytic power.
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