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A pyridoxal radical carboligase and imine reductase photobiocatalytic cascade for stereoselective synthesis of unnatural prolines
Visible-light-driven pyridoxal radical biocatalysis offers a promising approach for developing stereoselective intermolecular radical reactions that have no known precedent in biology or chemistry. Now, building on the engineering of pyridoxal-dependent carboligases, a multienzyme photobiocatalytic cascade enables the stereoselective synthesis of polysubstituted unnatural prolines, including 2,5-anti-stereoisomers that remain challenging to access by other methods.