{"title":"Abastatins A-C: Cathepsin D-Inhibitory Depsipeptides From a Marine Okeania sp. Cyanobacterium.","authors":"Yuma Yamaji, Nao Tanaka, Arihiro Iwasaki","doi":"10.1002/chem.71051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Statine [(3S,4S)-4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid (Sta)] is a γ-amino acid produced by several microorganisms, including actinomycetes and cyanobacteria. Sta-containing natural products are known to inhibit cathepsin D, a promising therapeutic target for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, three new Sta-containing natural products, abastatins A-C, were isolated from a marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium collected in Japan. Their structures were unambiguously elucidated by spectroscopic analyses combined with derivatization and degradation reactions. To date, Sta-containing natural products have been discovered mainly from marine cyanobacteria; among them, abastatins A-C exhibit the most potent cathepsin D inhibitory activities reported thus far with IC<sub>50</sub> values in the picomolar range. In addition, we propose plausible docking poses for abastatins A-C bound to cathepsin D and describe a new structure-activity relationship that can enhance inhibitory potency against this enzyme.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71051"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147758251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)-Based Nanozymes: Types, Engineering, and Recent Advances in Biosensing.","authors":"Khatun A Jannath, Md Mobarok Karim","doi":"10.1002/chem.71075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nanozymes, an emerging class of nanomaterials with natural enzyme-mimicking activity, have received immense recognition due to their promising physicochemical properties, easy synthesis, modification, cost-effectiveness, and stability. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unique structural properties, porosity, customizability, and composition can efficiently mimic the active center of natural enzymes. Rational design of MOF structures with natural enzyme-like activity has opened up a new route in the field of biosensors. In this review, we first classified the MOF nanozymes based on their catalytic activity. Then, we systematically summarized the strategies to augment the enzyme-mimicking performance of MOF nanozymes. Moreover, their applications in the biosensing field have been reviewed. Finally, we discussed the challenges and prospects for the development of MOF nanozymes toward superior application performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71075"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147758026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiahui Ha, Yiran Zhang, Guanxu Lin, Jun Zhang, Jing Li, Debao Wang
{"title":"Cobalt-Doped Ni<sub>10</sub>Mo/MoO<sub>2</sub> Electrocatalysts as Stable and Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Sustained Overall Water Splitting and Alkaline Seawater Splitting.","authors":"Jiahui Ha, Yiran Zhang, Guanxu Lin, Jun Zhang, Jing Li, Debao Wang","doi":"10.1002/chem.71071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Under the global carbon neutrality goals, hydrogen energy has garnered significant attention, with electrocatalytic technology serving as the core enabler for its efficient production. Developing low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts is key to achieving overall water electrocatalytic decomposition. The reported cobalt-doped Ni<sub>10</sub>Mo/MoO<sub>2</sub> (Co─Ni<sub>10</sub>Mo/MoO<sub>2</sub>) catalyst exhibits outstanding bifunctional activity for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline media. The overpotentials for HER at 10 and 100 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> are 42 and 168 mV, respectively, while OER overpotentials were 273 and 328 mV, respectively. This catalyst eliminates the traditional two-step process of hydrothermal + high-temperature calcination, dispensing with the hydrothermal pretreatment step. While maintaining catalytic performance, it simplifies the preparation process and optimizes costs, offering a more viable technical pathway for clean hydrogen production. Only 1.49 V and 1.55 V voltages are required to reach a current density of 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> in overall alkaline water and alkaline seawater splitting, respectively. Furthermore, this Co─Ni<sub>10</sub>Mo/MoO<sub>2</sub> catalyst demonstrates long-term stability for up to 1200 h during overall alkaline seawater splitting. Moreover, in practical applications, a solar panel can drive this highly efficient overall water-splitting process, demonstrating its capability to store solar energy in the form of O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71071"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147758212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Developments in Z-Scheme Systems for Overall Water Splitting: A Focus on (Oxy)Nitride Photocatalysts.","authors":"Yang Sha, Zhoujie Yu, Shanshan Gong, Haoyu Luo, Kaiwei Liu, Changlin Yu","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503297","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Visible-light-driven photocatalytic water splitting (OWS) has emerged as a promising approach for solar hydrogen production. However, conventional one-step photoexcitation systems impose stringent thermodynamic constraints on the band structure of photocatalysts, severely limiting the number of materials that can simultaneously exhibit visible-light absorption and high catalytic efficiency. In contrast, the Z-scheme overall water splitting substantially mitigates these thermodynamic demands, thereby enabling the utilization of a wider spectrum of visible-light-responsive semiconductors. Among the semiconductor materials investigated, (oxy)nitrides have attracted significant attention as ideal candidates for Z-scheme systems, owing to their tunable electronic structures, strong visible-light absorption, and favorable band edge positions. Nevertheless, issues such as photocorrosion, high defect densities, and sluggish surface reaction kinetics continue to hinder their catalytic performance. This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in three types of Z-scheme overall water splitting systems based on (oxy)nitride photocatalysts: redox couple-based ionic Z-schemes, solid-mediator Z-schemes, and direct Z-schemes. It focuses on the material design strategies and the structure-performance relationships of (oxy)nitrides within these distinct Z-scheme systems. Finally, the challenges and future prospects of (oxy)nitride-based Z-scheme overall water splitting systems are discussed, offering insights into the optimization of material synthesis, surface modification, and mechanistic understanding.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03297"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146148593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"β-Scission of Tertiary Alcohols on a Platinum-Loaded Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for C─C Bond-Forming Reactions.","authors":"Shu Sakurai, Sha Xue, Shogo Mori, Susumu Saito","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503629","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503629","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, we report the β-scission of nonactivated tertiary (3°) alcohols using a Pt-loaded TiO<sub>2</sub> (Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub>) photocatalyst in the absence of external oxidants or additives. This method generates various C-centered radicals, including methyl and acyl radicals, which undergo subsequent C─C bond-forming reactions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the selectivity of C─C bond cleavage can be predicted according to the relative thermodynamic favorability among competing β-scission pathways. Competition experiments showed that the β-scission of a 3° alcohol is suppressed in the presence of a carboxylic acid, where then decarboxylation of the carboxylic acid predominates. These results were attributed to the less favorable adsorption of the 3° alcohol on TiO<sub>2</sub> relative to that of the carboxylic acid. By leveraging the adsorption-controlled reaction kinetics, a synthetic strategy involving decarboxylation, and subsequent β-scission was developed, which enabled the sequential incorporation of two different components into a substrate that contains a carboxylic acid and a 3° alcohol moiety. This work thus showcases the unique reactivity and selectivity of the Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub>-photocatalyzed β-scission of 3° alcohols, offering a new and distinctive addition to the toolkit of the modern organic chemist (186/200).</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03629"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13109682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147281384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual-Functional g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Templated Synthesis of N-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon for High-Performance Zinc-Ion Hybrid Capacitors.","authors":"Hui Xu, Ting Wei, Daijie Zhang, Yunfeng Chai, Weijuan Wang, Genxi Yu","doi":"10.1002/chem.71050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pursuit of high-performance cathode materials is essential for advancing aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors (ZIHCs). However, conventional porous carbons often suffer from limited capacity and unsatisfactory rate capability due to insufficient active sites, mismatched pores, and low nitrogen-doping levels. Herein, we propose a novel strategy for synthesizing nitrogen-doped porous carbon (NPC) with a hierarchical pore structure using graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) as a dual-function soft template and nitrogen source and potassium citrate as a combined carbon precursor and activating agent. The optimal material, NPC-0.5 (with a g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/potassium citrate mass ratio of 1:3), exhibits a high specific surface area (805 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>), a well-defined hierarchical pore network, and a nitrogen content of 7.94 at% dominated by graphitic-N species, which collectively enhance Zn<sup>2+</sup> storage and facilitate rapid ion transport. When employed as a cathode for ZIHCs, the NPC-0.5 delivers a high specific capacity of 172 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 0.1 A g<sup>-1</sup>, excellent rate capability (41% capacity retention at 20 A g<sup>-1</sup>), and outstanding long-term cycling stability (86% capacity retention after 65,000 cycles at 10 A g<sup>-1</sup>). This work provides an efficient and scalable approach for fabricating high-performance nitrogen-doped carbon cathodes for advanced ZIHCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71050"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147758011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addition Reactions of Phosphorus-Centered Radicals Onto Olefins: Interplay Between Stability and Reactivity.","authors":"Meng Yang, Julianna Oláh, Zoltán Benkő","doi":"10.1002/chem.70726","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.70726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phosphorus-centered radicals are important intermediates in various chemical transformations, enabling wide-ranging applications. Among these, the addition of radicals onto the carbon centers of olefins is the common key step in two distinct synthetic approaches: the P-H addition reactions catalyzed by radical additives, as well as the radical-induced polymerization. To gain a comprehensive understanding of reactivity trends, we explored computationally how the chemical nature of radicals affects the thermodynamics and kinetics of their reaction toward the parent ethylene and a set of variously substituted olefins. As a result, the fundamental differences between the main types of phosphinyl and phosphonyl radicals have been clarified. In general, the reaction energies of additions correlate with the radical stabilization energies obtained for the attacking radical: Less stable radicals lead to more exothermic reactions, and their reactions are also characterized by lower activation barriers. Consequently, the relative reactivity of a P-centered radical, in terms of both kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the addition, can be well predicted using the easily accessible radical stabilization energies prior to experiments. The predictive value of this methodology was verified using explicitly calculated energies on a set of radicals suitable for experimental investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e70726"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13109694/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146163212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mubashar Ilyas, Lin Xiong, Li Zhang, Maida, Maroof Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Abbas, Nagesh Manurkar, Mudassar Ilyas, Niu Zhang, Hui Li
{"title":"1D Cobalt-Cytidine Monophosphate Coordination Polymer Exhibiting Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation.","authors":"Mubashar Ilyas, Lin Xiong, Li Zhang, Maida, Maroof Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Abbas, Nagesh Manurkar, Mudassar Ilyas, Niu Zhang, Hui Li","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503620","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In pursuit of new ultraviolet (UV) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, a novel cobalt-based hydrogen-bonded coordination complex, [complex (1)], is synthesized via a slow evaporation method. Complex (1) crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric (NCS) space group P2<sub>1</sub> and features a distorted octahedral Co(II) coordination environment that extends into a 3D framework. Remarkably, complex (1) exhibits a strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) response, approximately 7.4 times greater than that of KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> (KDP). The pronounced activity arises from robust hydrogen-bonding interactions that suppress antiparallel packing, as well as from the highly distorted, polarizable Co(II) coordination geometry. In addition, complex (1) exhibits an optical bandgap (3.41 eV), indicating UV transparency. These findings make a complex (1) Co(II)-based framework that can be used in UV NLO applications and emphasize it as an effective synthetic approach to the design of polar metal-organic systems with improved optical properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03620"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146148534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Graphene-Oxide-Mediated Photothermal Ring-Closing Metathesis: A Gateway for Organelle Imaging Probes.","authors":"Preeti, Ram Sewak, Tripti Mishra, Asima Sahu, Pratim Saha, Anirban Mondal, Sudipta Basu","doi":"10.1002/chem.202502947","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202502947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photothermal effect using mild light irradiation has emerged as an interesting strategy in modern synthetic chemistry due to its rapid reaction with high selectivity and spatiotemporal control over conventional heating. However, applying photothermal conversion to carry out organic reactions efficiently using carbon nanomaterials remained largely uncharted. To address this, herein, we report for the first time, graphene oxide (GO) as the photothermal agent to perform ring-closing metathesis (RCM) under 940 nm NIR LED light, as well as solar simulator and natural sunlight, using Grubbs-II catalyst to rapidly synthesize dihydro-pyrroles in high yield with excellent GO recyclability. Theoretical calculation unveiled that this photothermal RCM efficiency originated from the cumulative synergy between substrate-GO absorption energy, activation barrier, and nonradiative relaxation rate which emerged as the predominant contributor for the overall reaction outcome. The RCM product can be further functionalized through Pd-catalyzed Heck coupling to forge various fluorophores for efficient imaging of endoplasmic reticulum (ER), mitochondria, and Golgi apparatus (GA) in HCT-116 colon cancer cells. This GO-mediated photothermal RCM can open a new direction toward synthesizing complex organic molecules with ease and high yield for biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e02947"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146148504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Tressel, Alex Nguyen, Phat Nguyen, Colton Jones, Tianchen Cui, Abdelrahman Warshana, Kevin Singewald, Glenn Millhauser, Chad Saltikov, Shaowei Chen
{"title":"Ultrafast Synthesis of Titanium Suboxide via Magnetic Induction Heating for Enhanced Photodynamic Activity.","authors":"John Tressel, Alex Nguyen, Phat Nguyen, Colton Jones, Tianchen Cui, Abdelrahman Warshana, Kevin Singewald, Glenn Millhauser, Chad Saltikov, Shaowei Chen","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503354","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Magnéli-phase titanium suboxides (Ti<sub>n</sub>O<sub>2n-1</sub>) have become a focal point of photocatalytic research due to a reduced band gap and enhanced visible light absorption, as compared to traditional TiO<sub>2</sub>. Herein, P25 TiO<sub>2</sub> is converted to mixed-phase Ti<sub>n</sub>O<sub>2n-1</sub> via ultrafast chemical reduction with sodium borohydride using magnetic induction heating (MIH) at controlled currents for 12 s. The obtained samples exhibit an increasing fraction of Ti<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with the MIH current, from 26% at 200 A to 69% at 600 A. Among the series, the sample prepared at 600 A shows the best photocatalytic activity for water purification as manifested in the degradation of organic dyes (methylene blue) and removal of waterborne pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli), due to the photocatalytic reduction of oxygen to hydroxyl radicals. Results from this study highlight the unique potential of MIH in the ultrafast reduction of metal oxides into multiphase heterostructures and their application as high-performance catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03354"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146148514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}