Combining enzymes and organometallic complexes: novel artificial metalloenzymes and hybrid systems for C-H activation chemistry

Abstract

This review describes the recent advances in the design of novel artificial metalloenzymes and their application in C-H activation reactions. The combination of enzymes and metal or organometallic complexes for the creation of new artificial metalloenzymes has represented a very exciting research line. In particular, the development of proteins with the ability to perform C-H functionalization presents a significant challenge. Here we discuss the development of these processes on natural metalloenzymes by using directed evolution, biotin-(strept)avidin technologies, photocatalytic hybrids or reconstitution of heme-protein technology.