Understanding and modulating metalloenzymes with unnatural amino acids, non-native metal ions, and non-native metallocofactors

EN Mirts, A Bhagi-Damodaran, Y Lu - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metalloproteins set the gold standard for performing important functions,
including catalyzing demanding reactions under mild conditions. Designing artificial …

Polymer-encapsulated metal complex catalysts: An emerging and efficient platform for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Y Liu, S Lyu, F Wen, W Nie, S Wang - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 has gained substantial attention.
However, hardly any of the previous reviews have focused on the systematic discussion of …

On the Nature of C(sp3)–C(sp2) Bond Formation in Nickel-Catalyzed Tertiary Radical Cross-Couplings: A Case Study of Ni/Photoredox Catalytic Cross-Coupling of …

M Yuan, Z Song, SO Badir, GA Molander… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The merger of photoredox and nickel catalysis has enabled the construction of quaternary
centers. However, the mechanism, role of the ligand, and effect of the spin state for this …

Going beyond structure: nickel-substituted rubredoxin as a mechanistic model for the [NiFe] hydrogenases

JW Slater, SC Marguet, HA Monaco… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Well-defined molecular systems for catalytic hydrogen production that are robust, easily
generated, and active under mild aqueous conditions remain underdeveloped. Nickel …

Power of the secondary sphere: modulating hydrogenase activity in nickel-substituted rubredoxin

JW Slater, SC Marguet, ME Gray, HA Monaco… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Secondary sphere interactions are known to significantly impact catalytic rates within
biological systems as well as synthetic molecular catalysts. The [NiFe] hydrogenase …

H2 Evolution from a Thiolate-Bound Ni(III) Hydride

NX Gu, PH Oyala, JC Peters - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Terminal NiIII hydrides are proposed intermediates in proton reduction catalyzed by both
molecular electrocatalysts and metalloenzymes, but well-defined examples of paramagnetic …

Light‐driven catalysis with engineered enzymes and biomimetic systems

EH Edwards, KL Bren - Biotechnology and applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Efforts to drive catalytic reactions with light, inspired by natural processes like
photosynthesis, have a long history and have seen significant recent growth. Successfully …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative prediction of electronic absorption spectra of copper (II)–bioligand systems: Validation and applications

G Sciortino, JD Marechal, I Fabian, N Lihi… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The visible region of the electronic absorption spectra of Cu (II) complexes was studied by
time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). The performance of twelve functionals in …

Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function

JA Laureanti, M O'Hagan, WJ Shaw - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to enable the widespread use of renewable energy from sources such as solar and
wind, the energy needs to be stored for use when the renewable sources are not productive …

Semisynthetic hydrogenases propel biological energy research into a new era

JA Birrell, O Rüdiger, EJ Reijerse, W Lubitz - Joule, 2017 - cell.com
Hydrogenases are enzymes that catalyze the reversible conversion of hydrogen into protons
and electrons with high activity and efficiency. Recently, it was discovered that semisynthetic …