Nickel: Human health and environmental toxicology

G Genchi, A Carocci, G Lauria, MS Sinicropi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nickel is a transition element extensively distributed in the environment, air, water, and soil.
It may derive from natural sources and anthropogenic activity. Although nickel is ubiquitous …

The structure-based reaction mechanism of urease, a nickel dependent enzyme: tale of a long debate

L Mazzei, F Musiani, S Ciurli - JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic …, 2020 - Springer
This review is an attempt to retrace the chronicle that starts from the discovery of the role of
nickel as the essential metal ion in urease for the enzymatic catalysis of urea, a key step in …

A general strategy for decoupled hydrogen production from water splitting by integrating oxidative biomass valorization

B You, X Liu, N Jiang, Y Sun - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conventional water electrolyzers produce H2 and O2 simultaneously, such that additional
gas separation steps are needed to prevent H2/O2 mixing. The sluggish anodic O2 …

[HTML][HTML] Ureases: Historical aspects, catalytic, and non-catalytic properties–A review

K Kappaun, AR Piovesan, CR Carlini… - Journal of advanced …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Urease (urea amidohydrolase, EC 3.5. 1.5) is a nickel-containing enzyme produced
by plants, fungi, and bacteria that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and …

[HTML][HTML] Biological synthesis of bimetallic hybrid nanocomposite: a remarkable photocatalyst, adsorption/desorption and antimicrobial agent

X Huang, A Zafar, K Ahmad, M Hasan, T Tariq… - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein bimetallic nanocomposites Ag with nickel and cobalt were synthesized by using the
extract of W. coagulans. Nanocomposites synthesis were confirmed by using UV-Visible at …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in design of new urease inhibitors: A review

P Kafarski, M Talma - Journal of advanced research, 2018 - Elsevier
Urease is a nickel-dependent metalloenzyme found in plants, some bacteria, and fungi.
Bacterial enzyme is of special importance since it has been demonstrated as a potent …

Nickel impact on human health: An intrinsic disorder perspective

B Zambelli, VN Uversky, S Ciurli - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The interplay of the presence of nickel and protein disorder in processes affecting human
health is the focus of the present review. Many systems involving nickel as either a cofactor …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on the potential of natural products as ureases inhibitors: A review

LV Modolo, AX de Souza, LP Horta, DP Araujo… - Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ureases, enzymes that catalyze urea hydrolysis, have received considerable attention for
their impact on living organisms' health and life quality. On the one hand, the persistence of …

Study on the influencing factors and mechanism of calcium carbonate precipitation induced by urease bacteria

H Yi, T Zheng, Z Jia, T Su, C Wang - Journal of Crystal Growth, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a widespread phenomenon in
nature. In this paper, various factors affecting microbial growth and urease activity were …

The influence of environmental factors and precipitation precursors on enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) process and its application on modification of …

D Xie, R Zhang, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete aggregates are greatly limited in applications due to the defects in the
adhered mortar. In this study, a novel bio-deposition method, enzyme-induced carbonate …