The reaction takes place at a specialized metal center that dramatically increases the acidity
of H2 and leads to a heterolytic splitting of the molecule which is strongly accelerated by the …

Redox reactions play important roles in almost all biological processes, including
photosynthesis and respiration, which are two essential energy processes that sustain all life …

Artificial photosynthetic systems can store solar energy and chemically reduce CO2. We
developed a hybrid water splitting–biosynthetic system based on a biocompatible Earth …

Hydrogenases are abundant enzymes that catalyse the reversible interconversion of H2 into
protons and electrons at high rates. Those hydrogenases maintaining their activity in the …

Hydrogenase proteins catalyze the reversible conversion of molecular hydrogen to protons
and electrons. The most abundant hydrogenases contain a [NiFe] active site; these proteins …

Hydrogenases are essential for H2 cycling in microbial metabolism and serve as valuable
blueprints for H2-based biotechnological applications. However, most hydrogenases are …

Molecular hydrogen (H2) is used as an energy source or a way to deposit excess reducing
power by a wide range of microorganisms. Both H2 oxidation and production are catalysed …

Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) represents a variation of
conventional infrared spectroscopy and exploits the signal enhancement exerted by the …

Nature provides key components for generating fuels from renewable resources in the form
of enzymatic nanomachines which catalyze crucial steps in biological energy conversion, for …

The [NiFe]-hydrogenase model complex NiFe (pdt)(dppe)(CO) 3 (1)(pdt= 1, 3-
propanedithiolate) has been efficiently synthesized and found to be robust. This neutral …