Living intracellular inorganic-microorganism biohybrid system for efficient solar hydrogen generation

D Wu, W Zhang, B Fu, Z Zhang - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The thirsty demand for renewable, sustainable, and efficient hydrogen production has
promoted the rapid development of advanced technologies, and whole-cell microorganism …

Light-driven oxidative demethylation reaction catalyzed by a Rieske-type non-heme iron enzyme Stc2

WY Hu, K Li, A Weitz, A Wen, H Kim, JC Murray… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rieske-type non-heme iron oxygenases/oxidases catalyze a wide range of transformations.
Their applications in bioremediation or biocatalysis face two key barriers: the need of …

Contrasting mechanisms of aromatic and aryl-methyl substituent hydroxylation by the Rieske monooxygenase salicylate 5-hydroxylase

MS Rogers, AM Gordon, TM Rappe, JD Goodpaster… - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The hydroxylase component (S5HH) of salicylate-5-hydroxylase catalyzes C5 ring
hydroxylation of salicylate but switches to methyl hydroxylation when a C5 methyl …

The Fe–S proteome of Escherichia coli: prediction, function, and fate

M Lénon, R Arias-Cartín, F Barras - Metallomics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are inorganic ubiquitous and ancient cofactors. Fe–S-
bound proteins contribute to most cellular processes, including DNA replication and …

Application of a synthetic ferredoxin‐inspired [4Fe4S]‐peptide maquette as the redox partner for an [FeFe]‐hydrogenase

A Bombana, M Shanmugam, D Collison… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 'Bacterial‐type'ferredoxins host a cubane [4Fe4S] 2+/+ cluster that enables these
proteins to mediate electron transfer and facilitate a broad range of biological processes …

Deciphering single-bacterium adhesion behavior modulated by extracellular electron transfer

S Zhang, L Wang, L Wu, Z Li, B Yang, Y Hou, L Lei… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
For bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, a thorough understanding of the mechanism
and effective modulating is lacking due to the complex extracellular electron transfer (EET) …

β-Hydroxylation of α-amino-β-hydroxylbutanoyl-glycyluridine catalyzed by a nonheme hydroxylase ensures the maturation of caprazamycin

SM Zadeh, MH Chen, ZC Wang, EK Astani… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Caprazamycin is a nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-
pentapeptide translocase (MraY). The biosynthesis of nucleoside antibiotics has been …

Spectral characterization of a blue light-emitting micro-LED platform on skin-associated microbial chromophores

HJ Serrage, CJ Eling, PU Alves, E Xie… - Biomedical Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The therapeutic application of blue light (380–500nm) has garnered considerable attention
in recent years as it offers a non-invasive approach for the management of prevalent skin …

Fabrication of bio-abiotic hybrid living hydrogel for bifunctional electrochemical conversion

R Dong, X Lou, Z Chen - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and intelligent use renewable natural bioenergy is an important challenge.
Electric microorganism-based materials are being serve as an important part of bioenergy …

Characterisation of an unusual cysteine pair in the Rieske carnitine monooxygenase CntA catalytic site

M Quareshy, M Shanmugam, AD Cameron… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rieske monooxygenases undertake complex catalysis integral to marine, terrestrial and
human gut‐ecosystems. Group‐I to‐IV Rieske monooxygenases accept aromatic substrates …