Bioelectrochemistry. 2026 Mar 20;171:109284. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2026.109284. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Fossil fuels are a finite and polluting source of energy. As global energy consumption rises alongside greenhouse gas emissions, future alternatives are needed. Renewable fuels present a promising alternative but require coupling the fuel synthesis with another process to achieve economic viability. Methods for…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Mar 19:e00006. doi: 10.1002/anie.202600006. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We describe a photoenzymatic hydroalkylation reaction that enables the efficient and stereocontrolled synthesis of aryl glutarimide precursors-chemically and configurationally robust entry points to bioactive agents for targeted protein degradation. Screening of flavin-dependent “ene”-reductases identified GluER HArac, a G. oxydans variant,…

J Photochem Photobiol B. 2026 Mar 18;278:113428. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2026.113428. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT A green sol-gel method was utilized to produce a Zr-decorated TiO₂ nanocomposite exhibiting improved photocatalytic and biological activity under visible light irradiation. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) provided structural and morphological characterisation, confirming the…

Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-43917-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Current paradigms for the origin and evolutions of life and the environment on early Earth have been based on the premises that carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen gas (N2) were the principal constituents of the atmosphere and the sources of carbon and nitrogen…

Bioorg Chem. 2026 Mar 9;174:109732. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2026.109732. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Nitrile-containing compounds are significant in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and materials science. Despite considerable progress in cyanidation methods, these protocols mainly rely on toxic cyanating reagents and chiral metal complexes. Photoenzymatic catalysis combines the high reactivity of photochemistry with the precise stereochemical control of biocatalysis.…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Mar 4:e2304851. doi: 10.1002/anie.2304851. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The efficient conversion of light into chemical energy in water is often hindered by the poor solubility and self-aggregation of the photosensitizers, such as fullerenes, which limit their applicability. Here, we report a self-assembled Pd8 water-soluble molecular barrel MB that…

Talanta. 2026 Feb 28;305:129602. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2026.129602. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT While the precise identification of cancer cells holds significant importance for early diagnosis, prediction of prognosis in patients and evaluating the risk of recurrence after surgery, the intracellular imaging of low abundance of miRNA biomarkers is essential for recognizing tumor cells but remains highly…

Molecules. 2026 Feb 9;31(4):603. doi: 10.3390/molecules31040603. ABSTRACT Enzymatic cascades, defined here as multi-enzymatic sequences operating on a shared reaction pathway and inspired by the spatial and temporal organization of metabolism, have emerged as powerful and versatile tools for sustainable organic synthesis. They minimize intermediate isolation, enhance atom economy and ensure outstanding chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity,…