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Review Article

Light-responsive organic artificial enzymes: Material designs and bio-applications

Weili Wang1Qing Shen1Hao Cai1Leichen Wang1Jinjun Shao1( )Wenjun Wang2Xiaochen Dong1( )
Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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In this review, the rapid development of light-responsive organic artificial enzymes in recent years is presented. We also summarize their current catalytic mechanism and application fields to provide new ideas for the efficient engineering of next-generation artificial enzymes.

Abstract

As significant biocatalysts, natural enzymes have exhibited a vast range of applications in biocatalytic reactions. However, the “always-on” natural enzyme activity is not beneficial for the regulation of catalytic processes, which limits their bio-applications. Recently, it has been extensively reported that various organic artificial enzymes exhibit prominent absorption and controlled activity under illumination, which not only creates a series of light-responsive catalytic platforms but also plays a key role in biosensing and biomedical research. To provide novel ideas for the design of artificial enzymes, we conduct this review to highlight the recent progress of light-responsive organic artificial enzymes (LOA-Enz). The specific photoresponse mechanism and various bio-applications of LOA-Enz are also presented in detail. Furthermore, the remaining challenges and future perspectives in this field are discussed.

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Wang W, Shen Q, Cai H, et al. Light-responsive organic artificial enzymes: Material designs and bio-applications. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4735-2
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