Enantioselective sulfoxidation reaction catalyzed by a G-quadruplex DNA metalloenzyme†
Abstract
Enantioselective sulfoxidation reaction is achieved for the first time by a DNA metalloenzyme assembled with the human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA and Cu(II)–4,4′-bimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine complex, and the mixed G-quadruplex architectures are responsible for the catalytic enantioselectivity and activity.