Second and outer coordination sphere effects in nitrogenase, hydrogenase, formate dehydrogenase, and CO dehydrogenase

ST Stripp, BR Duffus, V Fourmond, C Léger… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gases like H2, N2, CO2, and CO are increasingly recognized as critical feedstock in “green”
energy conversion and as sources of nitrogen and carbon for the agricultural and chemical …

Hydrogenases

W Lubitz, H Ogata, O Rudiger, E Reijerse - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The reaction takes place at a specialized metal center that dramatically increases the acidity
of H2 and leads to a heterolytic splitting of the molecule which is strongly accelerated by the …

Conjugated Nickel Phthalocyanine Derivatives for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic H2O2 Synthesis

L Sun, X Jin, T Su, AC Fisher, X Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production has emerged as a promising
alternative to the chemical method currently used in industry, due to its environmentally …

A redox hydrogel protects hydrogenase from high-potential deactivation and oxygen damage

N Plumeré, O Rüdiger, AA Oughli, R Williams… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Hydrogenases are nature's efficient catalysts for both the generation of energy via oxidation
of molecular hydrogen and the production of hydrogen via the reduction of protons …

Drug-induced co-assembly of albumin/catalase as smart nano-theranostics for deep intra-tumoral penetration, hypoxia relieve, and synergistic combination therapy

Q Chen, J Chen, C Liang, L Feng, Z Dong… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
The abnormal tumor microenvironment (TME) featured with hypoxia, acidosis, dense
extracellular matrix and increased tumor interstitial fluid pressure is closely related with the …

Metal-free heterojunction of black phosphorus/oxygen-enriched porous gC 3 N 4 as an efficient photocatalyst for Fenton-like cascade water purification

J Hu, C Chen, T Hu, J Li, H Lu, Y Zheng… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
It is significant to directly use solar energy for selective H2O2 production and subsequent
water purification through a Fenton reaction that converts H2O2 into highly active free …

The model [NiFe]-hydrogenases of Escherichia coli

F Sargent - Advances in microbial physiology, 2016 - Elsevier
In Escherichia coli, hydrogen metabolism plays a prominent role in anaerobic physiology.
The genome contains the capability to produce and assemble up to four [NiFe] …

Reversible glutamate coordination to high-valent nickel protects the active site of a [NiFe] hydrogenase from oxygen

CJ Kulka-Peschke, AC Schulz, C Lorent… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
NAD+-reducing [NiFe] hydrogenases are valuable biocatalysts for H2-based energy
conversion and the regeneration of nucleotide cofactors. While most hydrogenases are …

The value of enzymes in solar fuels research–efficient electrocatalysts through evolution

RM Evans, B Siritanaratkul, CF Megarity… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The reasons for using enzymes as tools for solar fuels research are discussed. Many
oxidoreductases, including components of membrane-bound electron-transfer chains in …

Oxygen-Tolerant H2 Production by [FeFe]-H2ase Active Site Mimics Aided by Second Sphere Proton Shuttle

ME Ahmed, S Dey, MY Darensbourg… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The instability of [FeFe]-H2ases and their biomimetics toward O2 renders them inefficient to
implement in practical H2 generation (HER). Previous investigations on synthetic models as …