New insights into the oxidation process from neutron and X-ray crystal structures of an O 2-sensitive [NiFe]-hydrogenase

T Hiromoto, K Nishikawa, S Inoue, H Ogata, Y Hori… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
[NiFe]-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F is an O2-sensitive enzyme that is
inactivated in the presence of O2 but the oxidized enzyme can recover its catalytic activity by …

Purification, Characterization, and Ferrous Oxidation Kinetics of Iron Oxidase from Acidithiobacillus ferridurans

Y Liu, J He, X Shangguan, R Liu, X Zeng, W Belqadi… - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Iron oxidase was proposed to be the initial electron acceptor from the ferrous ion in the iron
oxidation of the Acidithiobacillus genus for metal bioextraction; however, its most …

Elucidation of factors shaping reactivity of 5′-deoxyadenosyl–a prominent organic radical in biology

Z Wojdyla, M Maldonado-Domínguez… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigates the factors modulating the reactivity of 5′-deoxyadenosyl (5′
dAdo˙) radical, a potent hydrogen atom abstractor that forms in the active sites of radical …

Coherent spin transport in an Fe-S protein

Y Matsuura - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Spin transport in a molecule was recently examined to discuss the chiral-induced spin
selectivity (CISS) effect. This effect has been particularly reported in metalloproteins …

Theoretical Characterization of the Electronic and Spin Structures for Iron–Sulfur Cubane in Reduced High-Potential Iron–Sulfur Proteins Using Density Functional …

Y Hori, A SATO, Y SHIGETA - Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In this work, density functional theory and natural bond orbital analysis are used to
investigate the electronic structures of the [4Fe-4S] cluster in reduced high-potential iron …