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Reaction frontiers.

We explore the chemistry that biology has not yet evolved—using enzyme active sites as programmable environments for radical reactions and precision carbohydrate synthesis.

探索自然界尚未进化出的催化功能,发展可编程的酶促非天然反应。

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Light-enabled enzyme-controlled non-natural reaction

New-to-Nature Biocatalysis

酶促非天然反应

We reprogram enzyme scaffolds for new-to-nature reactivity by coupling light- and electricity-enabled radical generation with active-site control, enabling bond formation with high chemo- and stereoselectivity.

PhotobiocatalysisEnzyme-controlled radicalsDirected evolution
How far can enzyme active sites be reprogrammed for radical chemistry?
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Precision glycoscience

Precision Glycoscience

糖类物质精准合成

We develop catalytic routes to architecturally diverse C- and N-glycosides, with particular emphasis on programmable glycosyl-radical precursors, modular coupling partners and anomerically defined products.

C- & N-glycosidesGlycosyl radicalsAnomeric control
Can simple feedstocks be converted into complex, high-value carbohydrates through biocatalysis?
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Engineered Escherichia coli cell factory

Sustainable Synthesis

可持续合成与生物制造

We translate enabling reactions into integrated enzymatic cascades, linking engineered catalysts with biosynthetic modules to deliver complex, high-value carbohydrate molecules through concise and resource-efficient routes.

Enzyme cascadesSynthetic biologyBiomanufacturing
How can engineered enzymatic steps be organized into concise, low-waste production routes?