Structure and function of [NiFe] hydrogenases

H Ogata, W Lubitz, Y Higuchi - The journal of biochemistry, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Hydrogenases catalyze the reversible conversion of molecular hydrogen to protons and
electrons via a heterolytic splitting mechanism. The active sites of [NiFe] hydrogenases …

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] …

Direct electron transfer-type dual gas diffusion H 2/O 2 biofuel cells

K So, Y Kitazumi, O Shirai, K Nishikawa… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
H2/O2 biofuel cells utilizing hydrogenases and multicopper oxidases as bioelectrocatalysts
are clean, sustainable, and environmentally friendly power devices. In this study, we …

Krypton Derivatization of an O2‐Tolerant Membrane‐Bound [NiFe] Hydrogenase Reveals a Hydrophobic Tunnel Network for Gas Transport

J Kalms, A Schmidt, S Frielingsdorf… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract [NiFe] hydrogenases are metalloenzymes catalyzing the reversible heterolytic
cleavage of hydrogen into protons and electrons. Gas tunnels make the deeply buried active …

Structure of an actinobacterial-type [NiFe]-hydrogenase reveals insight into O2-tolerant H2 oxidation

C Schäfer, M Bommer, SE Hennig, JH Jeoung… - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
A novel group of bacterial [NiFe]-hydrogenases is responsible for high-affinity H 2 uptake
from the troposphere, and is therefore thought to play an important role in the global H 2 …

How the oxygen tolerance of a [NiFe]-hydrogenase depends on quaternary structure

P Wulff, C Thomas, F Sargent, FA Armstrong - JBIC Journal of Biological …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract 'Oxygen-tolerant'[NiFe]-hydrogenases can catalyze H 2 oxidation under aerobic
conditions, avoiding oxygenation and destruction of the active site. In one mechanism …

Electrochemical insights into the mechanism of NiFe membrane-bound hydrogenases

LA Flanagan, A Parkin - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Hydrogenases are enzymes of great biotechnological relevance because they catalyse the
interconversion of H2, water (protons) and electricity using non-precious metal catalytic …

Impact of Carbon Nanotube Surface Chemistry on Hydrogen Oxidation by Membrane‐Bound Oxygen‐Tolerant Hydrogenases

K Monsalve, I Mazurenko… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen‐tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenases are attractive biocatalysts for utilization in H2/O2 fuel
cells, which thereby reduces the amount of platinum‐based catalysts. The O2‐tolerant …

Reactivation from the Ni–B state in [NiFe] hydrogenase of Ralstonia eutropha is controlled by reduction of the superoxidised proximal cluster

V Radu, S Frielingsdorf, O Lenz… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The tolerance towards oxic conditions of O2-tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenases has been
attributed to an unusual [4Fe–3S] cluster that lies proximal to the [NiFe] active site. Upon …

Re-engineering a NiFe hydrogenase to increase the H 2 production bias while maintaining native levels of O 2 tolerance

LA Flanagan, JJ Wright, MM Roessler… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Naturally occurring oxygen tolerant NiFe membrane bound hydrogenases have a conserved
catalytic bias towards hydrogen oxidation which limits their technological value. We present …