Fundamentals, applications, and future directions of bioelectrocatalysis

H Chen, O Simoska, K Lim, M Grattieri, M Yuan… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bioelectrocatalysis is an interdisciplinary research field combining biocatalysis and
electrocatalysis via the utilization of materials derived from biological systems as catalysts to …

Engineering wired life: synthetic biology for electroactive bacteria

LJ Bird, BB Kundu, T Tschirhart, AD Corts… - ACS Synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electroactive bacteria produce or consume electrical current by moving electrons to and
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …

Reversing electron transfer chain for light-driven hydrogen production in biotic–abiotic hybrid systems

HX Han, LJ Tian, DF Liu, HQ Yu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The biotic–abiotic photosynthetic system integrating inorganic light absorbers with whole-
cell biocatalysts innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven chemical transformation …

Rewiring photosynthetic electron transport chains for solar energy conversion

JM Lawrence, RM Egan, T Hoefer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms have evolved versatile electron transport chains that efficiently
convert solar energy into chemical energy. Researchers can engineer these electron …

Photosynthesis re-wired on the pico-second timescale

TK Baikie, LT Wey, JM Lawrence, H Medipally… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Photosystems II and I (PSII, PSI) are the reaction centre-containing complexes
driving the light reactions of photosynthesis; PSII performs light-driven water oxidation and …

Unraveling PHA production from urban organic waste with purple phototrophic bacteria via organic overload

LD Allegue, M Ventura, JA Melero, D Puyol - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) with purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) has
been limited due to low yields and limited knowledge regarding the diverse routes used for …

Bio-inspired redox-adhesive polydopamine matrix for intact bacteria biohybrid photoanodes

G Buscemi, D Vona, P Stufano, R Labarile… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interfacing intact and metabolically active photosynthetic bacteria with abiotic electrodes
requires both establishing extracellular electron transfer and immobilizing the biocatalyst on …

Microbial amperometric biosensor for online herbicide detection: Photocurrent inhibition of Anabaena variabilis

M Tucci, M Grattieri, A Schievano, P Cristiani… - Electrochimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
A microbial biosensor based on the cyanobacteria Anabaena variabilis was developed for
online herbicide detection through inhibition of generated photocurrent. Specifically …

NADPH performs mediated electron transfer in cyanobacterial-driven bio-photoelectrochemical cells

Y Shlosberg, B Eichenbaum, TN Tóth, G Levin… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Previous studies have shown that live cyanobacteria can produce photocurrent in bio-
photoelectrochemical cells (BPECs) that can be exploited for clean renewable energy …

Rational design of artificial redox-mediating systems toward upgrading photobioelectrocatalysis

NS Weliwatte, M Grattieri, SD Minteer - Photochemical & Photobiological …, 2021 - Springer
Photobioelectrocatalysis has recently attracted particular research interest owing to the
possibility to achieve sunlight-driven biosynthesis, biosensing, power generation, and other …