Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Engineering ketoreductases for a new-to-nature photobiotransformation
Engineering enzymes with new-to-nature reactivity remains a great challenge in biocatalysis. Combining the merits of biocatalysis and photocatalysis represents a powerful approach to address this challenge.
Audible sound-controlled cascade chemical processes
We report a strategy to control enzyme-mediated cascade reactions within audible sound-induced transient domains created in a solution.
Your car holds more life than you think
We all sleep, live, work, love, dream and die within an invisible ocean of -almost fully unknown - microbial life.
Near-infrared light driven two-photon-absorbing photocatalysis
Homogeneous photocatalysis typically employs one-photon-absorbing photosensitizers and requires UV/visible light irradiation. Herein, we report a group of ruthenium complexes with two-photon-absorption capabilities to drive organic photocatalysis using low-cost NIR LED (740 nm) as the light source.
