From Photodriven Charge Accumulation to Fueling Enzyme Cascades in Molecular Factories

Authors

  • Yasunori Okamoto Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51 and St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
  • Thomas R. Ward Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51 and St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. thomas.ward@unibas.ch
  • Oliver S. Wenger Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51 and St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. oliver.wenger@unibas.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.395

Keywords:

Molecular factories, Solar energy

Abstract

In a multi-disciplinary team effort we gather experts on light-to-chemical energy conversion, artificial metalloenzymes, and bio-inspired polymer vesicles in order to construct molecular factories which produce added-value chemicals in an overall process fueled by solar energy. We outline our long-term vision and discuss specific challenges associated with this endeavor.
CHIMIA Vol. 70 No. 06(2016): NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering

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Published

2016-06-29

Issue

Vol. 70 No. 6 (2016): NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering

Section

Scientific Articles

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Copyright (c) 2016 Swiss Chemical Society

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
Y. Okamoto, T. R. Ward, O. S. Wenger, Chimia 2016, 70, 395, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2016.395.