To mimic the regulation mechanisms and the selective chemistry of enzymes i
n the absence of a protein environment, a novel bio-inspired catalyst desig
n strategy is applied with photosensitive coordination compounds acting as
photocatalytic artificial enzymes (photozymes). As an example, a robust syn
thetic oxidoreductase photozyme is described (see reaction scheme; M = Sb)
and its efficiency is compared to that of native enzymes and other function
al model compounds.