Insights into an efficient light-driven hybrid P450 BM3 enzyme from crystallographic, spectroscopic and biochemical studies.
Spradlin, J., Lee, D., Mahadevan, S., Mahomed, M., Tang, L., Lam, Q., Colbert, A., Shafaat, O.S., Goodin, D., Kloos, M., Kato, M., Cheruzel, L.E.(2016) Biochim Biophys Acta 1864: 1732-1738
- PubMed: 27639964 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.09.005
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5JQ2, 5JTD - PubMed Abstract: 
In order to perform selective CH functionalization upon visible light irradiation, Ru(II)-diimine functionalized P450 heme enzymes have been developed. The sL407C-1 enzyme containing the Ru(bpy) 2 PhenA (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine and PhenA=5-acetamido-1,10-phenanthroline) photosensitizer (1) covalently attached to the non-native single cysteine L407C of the P450BM3 heme domain mutant, displays high photocatalytic activity in the selective CH bond hydroxylation of several substrates.
Organizational Affiliation: 
San José State University, Department of Chemistry, One Washington Square, San José, CA, United States.