Controlling the optical and catalytic properties of artificial metalloenzyme photocatalysts using chemogenetic engineering.

ABSTRACT: Visible light photocatalysis enables a broad range of organic transformations that proceed via single electron or energy transfer. Metal polypyridyl complexes are among the most commonly employed visible light photocatalysts. The photophysical properties of these complexes have been extensively studied and can be tuned by modifying the substituents on the pyridine ligands. On the other hand, ligand modifications that enable substrate binding to control reaction selectivity remain rare. Given the exquisite control that enzymes exert over electron and energy transfer processes in nature, we envisioned that artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) created by incorporating Ru(ii) polypyridyl complexes into a suitable protein scaffold could provide a means to control photocatalyst properties. Th

SUBMITTER: Zubi YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature