Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …
The evolution and evolvability of photosystem II
Photosystem II is the water-oxidizing and O2-evolving enzyme of photosynthesis. How and
when this remarkable enzyme arose are fundamental questions in the history of life that …
when this remarkable enzyme arose are fundamental questions in the history of life that …
[图书][B] Geomicrobiology
HL Ehrlich, DK Newman - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …
Enrichment and characterization of a nitric oxide-reducing microbial community in a continuous bioreactor
P Garrido-Amador, N Stortenbeker, HJCT Wessels… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive and climate-active molecule and a key intermediate in
the microbial nitrogen cycle. Despite its role in the evolution of denitrification and aerobic …
the microbial nitrogen cycle. Despite its role in the evolution of denitrification and aerobic …
'ARMAN'archaea depend on association with euryarchaeal host in culture and in situ
Abstract Intriguing, yet uncultured 'ARMAN'-like archaea are metabolically dependent on
other members of the microbial community. It remains uncertain though which hosts they rely …
other members of the microbial community. It remains uncertain though which hosts they rely …
Evolution of quinol oxidation within the heme‑copper oxidoreductase superfamily
The heme‑copper oxidoreductase (HCO) superfamily is a large superfamily of terminal
respiratory enzymes that are widely distributed across the three domains of life. The …
respiratory enzymes that are widely distributed across the three domains of life. The …
Escapement mechanisms and the conversion of disequilibria; the engines of creation
Virtually every interesting natural phenomenon, not least life itself, entails physical systems
being forced to flow thermodynamically up-hill, away from equilibrium rather than towards it …
being forced to flow thermodynamically up-hill, away from equilibrium rather than towards it …
Nitrate, nitrite and nitric oxide reductases: from the last universal common ancestor to modern bacterial pathogens
A Vázquez-Torres, AJ Bäumler - Current opinion in microbiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bacterial cytochromes are conserved throughout evolution for the utilization of
nitrogen oxides and oxygen.•These metalloproteins support cellular bioenergetics by aiding …
nitrogen oxides and oxygen.•These metalloproteins support cellular bioenergetics by aiding …
Thinking twice about the evolution of photosynthesis
T Cardona - Open biology, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sam Granick opened his seminal 1957 paper titled 'Speculations on the origins and
evolution of photosynthesis' with the assertion that there is a constant urge in human beings …
evolution of photosynthesis' with the assertion that there is a constant urge in human beings …
Timescales of oxygenation following the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis
Among the most important bioenergetic innovations in the history of life was the invention of
oxygenic photosynthesis—autotrophic growth by splitting water with sunlight—by …
oxygenic photosynthesis—autotrophic growth by splitting water with sunlight—by …