A Selective Sulfide Oxidation Catalyzed by Heterogeneous Artificial Metalloenzymes Iron@NikA

International audiencePerforming a heterogeneous catalysis with proteins is still a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate the importance of cross‐linked crystals for sulfoxide oxidation by an artificial enzyme. The biohybrid consists of the insertion of an iron complex into a NikA protein crystal. The heterogeneous catalysts displays a better efficiency‐with higher reaction kinetics, a better stability and expand the substrate scope compared to its solution counterpart. Designing crystalline artificial enzymes represents a good alternative to soluble or supported enzymes for the future of synthetic biology