Ethanol synthesis based on the photoredox system consisting of photosensitizer and dehydrogenases

Photochemical synthesis of ethanol from acetate was investigated with the system aldehyde (AldDH) and alcohol (ADH) dehydrogenases from Yeast, and methylviologen (MV2+)photoreduction by the visible light photosensitization of chlorophyll derivative, chlorin-e(6) of zinc complex (ZnChl-e(6)) in the presence of NADPH as an electron donating reagent. Irradiation of a solution containing NADPH, ZnChl-e(6), MV2+, AldDH, ADH and sodium acetate with visible light resulted in ethanol synthesis. The concentration of ethanol produced was 1.4 mM after 150 min irradiation under the condition of NADPH (3.3 mM), ZnChl-e(6) (100 LM), MV2+ (12 mM), AldDH (0.22 mu M), ADH (6.7 nM) and sodium acetate (30mM) in 50 mM of sodium pyrophosphate buffer pH 7.4). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.