Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 May 31:e3902517. doi: 10.1002/anie.3902517. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Harnessing functional groups in the outer coordination sphere to direct catalytic pathways is characteristic for enzymes, yet rather underexplored for man-made catalysts. Here, following our earlier work on Ru(bda) water oxidation catalysts (bda = 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate), we demonstrate how a carboxyl-functionalized…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 May 28:e1454473. doi: 10.1002/anie.1454473. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We present a visible-light-driven photocatalytic platform based on a photosensitive metal-organic cage (PMOC), which enables selective recognition and activation of amidyl N─H bonds while suppressing competing homocoupling pathways. This system promotes a controlled intramolecular 1,5-HAT/cyclization cascade via an oxidative proton-coupled…

Food Sci Nutr. 2026 May 19;14(5):e71818. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.71818. eCollection 2026 May. ABSTRACT The use of agricultural waste offers an eco-friendly and sustainable way to synthesize functional nanomaterials. In this study, silver oxide nanoparticles (AgO-NPs) were synthesized by using peel extracts from Citrus deliciosa (CD) and Citrus nobilis (CN) through a green method. The bioactive compounds…

Plant J. 2026 May;126(4):e70925. doi: 10.1111/tpj.70925. ABSTRACT Photosystem II (PSII) is the membrane protein-pigment complex responsible for the light-driven oxidation of water to molecular oxygen, a reaction that enables the aerobic biosphere and powers biological carbon fixation. Over the past two decades, structural biology has transformed our understanding of PSII from low-resolution outlines of its…

Cell. 2026 May 15:S0092-8674(26)00469-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.04.034. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Mammalian eyes are exposed to visible light but cannot perform photosynthesis. Here, we show that introducing a nanoscale, structurally and functionally preserved thylakoid system, LEAF (light-reaction enriched thylakoid NADPH-foundry), into corneal cells enables light-driven bona fide photosynthetic production of NADPH and ATP, similar to…

J Hazard Mater. 2026 May 14;512:142390. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142390. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Antibiotic-containing agricultural wastewater poses a critical challenge for simultaneous pollutant removal and carbon reduction technology. In this study, a visible-light-driven photocatalysis-microalgae (PC-MA) system was constructed by coupling WO3/α-Fe2O3/zeolite (WFZ) heterojunction with Chlorella vulgaris granules to treat simulated wastewater containing ciprofloxacin (CIP). At…

Chem Rev. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00946. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The integration of biological catalysts with organic light-harvesting materials represents a rapidly advancing strategy for sustainable solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Recent advances demonstrate that photoexcited organic materials can effectively activate redox enzymes and whole-cell systems to catalyze fuel-forming reactions such as H2 evolution and…

Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2026 May 13;93:102696. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2026.102696. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Modern proteomic efforts aim to define protein composition and protein-protein interactions within native spatial tissue contexts to understand disease mechanisms and therapeutic responses. Two complementary strategies dominate this effort: physically resolved mapping using high-plex imaging, mass cytometry, or laser-capture microdissection, and…

J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c20309. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Described is the use of photocatalytic and enzymatic activation of rapid bioorthogonal chemistry for cell surface proximity labeling. Current approaches to proximity labeling rely on the activation of reactive intermediates (e.g., carbenes, nitrenes, radicals, electrophiles), whose half-life is regulated by uncontrollable…

Chem Commun (Camb). 2026 Apr 24. doi: 10.1039/d6cc00317f. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Biodegradable plastics are materials that can be decomposed by the action of microbes into water, CO2, and biomass. They are attractive materials to solve the issue of serious environmental pollution due to plastic disposal. Some biodegradable plastics are produced entirely from petroleum-based…