Hantzsch Ester as Efficient and Economical NAD(P)H Mimic for In Vitro Bioredox Reactions

Biocatalysis has emerged as a valuable and reliable tool for industrial and academic societies, particularly in fields related to bioredox reactions. The cost of cofactors, especially those needed to be replenished at stoichiometric amounts or more, is the chief economic concern for bioredox reactions. In this study, a readily accessible, inexpensive, and bench‐stable Hantzsch ester is verified as the viable and efficient NAD(P)H mimic by four enzymatic redox transformations, including two non‐heme diiron N‐oxygenases and two flavin‐dependent reductases. This finding provides the potential to significantly reduce the costs of NAD(P)H‐relying bioredox reactions. Chemically stable Hantzsch ester is discovered to be an efficient and economical NAD(P)H mimic as sacrificial electron source in in vitro bioconversions.