TY - GEN
T1 - Physical and Chemical Approaches for Integrating Chemocatalysis with Biocatalysis in Cascade Reactions
AU - Zhang, Jiaheng
PY - 2025/1/21
Y1 - 2025/1/21
N2 - The integration of chemo- and biocatalysts provides a robust and sustainable approach to complex chemical biotransformation. This strategy leverages the distinct advantages of both catalytic systems, broadens the scope of substrates, improves reaction efficiency and selectivity, and enables the realization of novel transformations that are difficult to achieve with either biocatalysis or chemocatalysis alone. However, this combination also presents significant challenges, particularly regarding catalyst compatibility and recyclability. Moreover, developing strategies for the seamless integration of these two catalytic systems remains a formidable task in the field.To address these challenges, this thesis presents systematic and versatile approaches for combining various chemocatalysts with enzymes and whole cells through physical and chemical modifications. The thesis begins with a state-of-the-art introduction to the field, providing an overview of chemoenzymatic cascade reactions and focusing on the use of physical and chemical methods for integrating biocatalysts and chemical catalysts.Next, building on these approaches, the thesis then details four specific projects during my PhD study designed to achieve chemoenzymatic synthesis:1) Supramolecular host-guest chemistry: This approach employs a supramolecular strategy, where cationic supramolecular polymers are used to encapsulate photocatalysts via host-guest chemistry. These encapsulated photocatalysts are then coated onto the surface of Escherichia coli (E. coli) expressing various enzymes. This setup facilitates efficient photo-biocatalytic cascade synthesis with the added benefit of easy recycling.2) Liposome encapsulation: Cationic liposomes are used to encapsulate photocatalysts and similarly coat them onto enzymeexpressing E. coli, facilitating photo biocatalytic cascades.3) Micelles encapsulation: A self-assembling protein polymer is developed to form micelles in an aqueous environment, effectively encapsulating hydrophobic photocatalysts. When combined with enzyme-expressing E. coli, this system supports a series of biophotocatalytic cascade synthesis.4) Artificial enzyme strategies: A hybrid artificial enzyme is constructed by polymerizing an organo-catalyst onto an enzyme, enabling one-pot chemoenzymatic cascade reactions.In the chapter 2 of thesis, I summarize the key findings and discuss the potential perspectives of my research.
AB - The integration of chemo- and biocatalysts provides a robust and sustainable approach to complex chemical biotransformation. This strategy leverages the distinct advantages of both catalytic systems, broadens the scope of substrates, improves reaction efficiency and selectivity, and enables the realization of novel transformations that are difficult to achieve with either biocatalysis or chemocatalysis alone. However, this combination also presents significant challenges, particularly regarding catalyst compatibility and recyclability. Moreover, developing strategies for the seamless integration of these two catalytic systems remains a formidable task in the field.To address these challenges, this thesis presents systematic and versatile approaches for combining various chemocatalysts with enzymes and whole cells through physical and chemical modifications. The thesis begins with a state-of-the-art introduction to the field, providing an overview of chemoenzymatic cascade reactions and focusing on the use of physical and chemical methods for integrating biocatalysts and chemical catalysts.Next, building on these approaches, the thesis then details four specific projects during my PhD study designed to achieve chemoenzymatic synthesis:1) Supramolecular host-guest chemistry: This approach employs a supramolecular strategy, where cationic supramolecular polymers are used to encapsulate photocatalysts via host-guest chemistry. These encapsulated photocatalysts are then coated onto the surface of Escherichia coli (E. coli) expressing various enzymes. This setup facilitates efficient photo-biocatalytic cascade synthesis with the added benefit of easy recycling.2) Liposome encapsulation: Cationic liposomes are used to encapsulate photocatalysts and similarly coat them onto enzymeexpressing E. coli, facilitating photo biocatalytic cascades.3) Micelles encapsulation: A self-assembling protein polymer is developed to form micelles in an aqueous environment, effectively encapsulating hydrophobic photocatalysts. When combined with enzyme-expressing E. coli, this system supports a series of biophotocatalytic cascade synthesis.4) Artificial enzyme strategies: A hybrid artificial enzyme is constructed by polymerizing an organo-catalyst onto an enzyme, enabling one-pot chemoenzymatic cascade reactions.In the chapter 2 of thesis, I summarize the key findings and discuss the potential perspectives of my research.
U2 - 10.21996/rhb2-ss59
DO - 10.21996/rhb2-ss59
M3 - Ph.D. thesis
PB - Syddansk Universitet. Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet
ER -