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 …

[HTML][HTML] Urease-aided calcium carbonate mineralization for engineering applications: A review

B Krajewska - Journal of Advanced Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Inducing calcium carbonate precipitation is another important function of urease in nature.
The process takes advantage of the supply of carbonate ions derived from urea hydrolysis …

An update on β-lactamase inhibitor discovery and development

JD Docquier, S Mangani - Drug Resistance Updates, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance, and the emergence of pan-resistant clinical isolates, seriously
threatens our capability to treat bacterial diseases, including potentially deadly hospital …

Ureases I. Functional, catalytic and kinetic properties: A review

B Krajewska - Journal of molecular catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2009 - Elsevier
Ureases (urea amidohydrolases, EC 3.5. 1.5) are a group of highly proficient enzymes,
widely distributed in nature, whose catalytic function is to catalyze the hydrolysis of urea, its …

Nonredox nickel enzymes

MJ Maroney, S Ciurli - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The importance of nickel enzymes, where nickel serves as an essential cofactor, in Archaea,
bacteria, plants, and primitive eukaryotes, is well documented. 1 Despite the fact that no …

A new proposal for urease mechanism based on the crystal structures of the native and inhibited enzyme from Bacillus pasteurii: why urea hydrolysis costs two nickels

S Benini, WR Rypniewski, KS Wilson, S Miletti, S Ciurli… - Structure, 1999 - cell.com
Background: Urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea, the final step of organic nitrogen
mineralization, using a bimetallic nickel centre. The role of the active site metal ions and …

Crystal structure of the first plant urease from jack bean: 83 years of journey from its first crystal to molecular structure

A Balasubramanian, K Ponnuraj - Journal of molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Urease, a nickel-dependent metalloenzyme, is synthesized by plants, some bacteria, and
fungi. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide. Although the …

The role of bacterial urease activity on the uniformity of carbonate precipitation profiles of bio-treated coarse sand specimens

C Konstantinou, Y Wang, G Biscontin, K Soga - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Protocols for microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) have been extensively
studied in the literature to optimise the process with regard to the amount of injected …

Coordination chemistry of metals in medicine: target sites for bismuth

PJ Sadler, H Li, H Sun - Coordination chemistry reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
Bismuth compounds are used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and may also be
useful for the treatment of other diseases. Bi (III) exhibits a highly variable coordination …

[图书][B] Handbook on metalloproteins

I Bertini, A Sigel - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
This Handbook on Metalloproteins focuses on the available structural information of proteins
and their metal ion coordination spheres. It centers on the metal ions indispensable for life …