A radical change in enzyme catalysis

Uwe T. Bornscheuer ()
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Uwe T. Bornscheuer: Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.

Nature, 2016, vol. 540, issue 7633, 345-346

Abstract: A method has been devised that allows a ketoreductase enzyme to catalyse reactions other than its natural ones. The key is to excite the enzyme's cofactor using light – an approach that might work for other enzymes. See Letter p.414

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/540345a

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