Enzymatic halogenation and dehalogenation reactions: pervasive and mechanistically diverse

V Agarwal, ZD Miles, JM Winter, AS Eustáquio… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Naturally produced halogenated compounds are ubiquitous across all domains of life where
they perform a multitude of biological functions and adopt a diversity of chemical structures …

Challenges and opportunities for the biodegradation of chlorophenols: Aerobic, anaerobic and bioelectrochemical processes

K Yang, Y Zhao, M Ji, Z Li, S Zhai, X Zhou, Q Wang… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Chlorophenols (CPs) are highly toxic and refractory contaminants which widely exist in
various environments and cause serious harm to human and environment health and safety …

Integrating single-cobalt-site and electric field of boron nitride in dechlorination electrocatalysts by bioinspired design

Y Min, X Zhou, JJ Chen, W Chen, F Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The construction of enzyme-inspired artificial catalysts with enzyme-like active sites and
microenvironment remains a great challenge. Herein, we report a single-atomic-site Co …

Mimicking reductive dehalogenases for efficient electrocatalytic water dechlorination

Y Min, SC Mei, XQ Pan, JJ Chen, HQ Yu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical technology is a robust approach to removing toxic and persistent
chlorinated organic pollutants from water; however, it remains a challenge to design …

2.2 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of β-galactosidase in complex with a cell-permeant inhibitor

A Bartesaghi, A Merk, S Banerjee, D Matthies, X Wu… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is rapidly emerging as a powerful tool for protein
structure determination at high resolution. Here we report the structure of a complex …

Reductive dehalogenase structure suggests a mechanism for B12-dependent dehalogenation

KAP Payne, CP Quezada, K Fisher, MS Dunstan… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Organohalide chemistry underpins many industrial and agricultural processes, and a large
proportion of environmental pollutants are organohalides. Nevertheless, organohalide …

Iron-assisted biological wastewater treatment: synergistic effect between iron and microbes

T Tian, HQ Yu - Biotechnology Advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron-assisted biological wastewater treatment processes have shown a promising potential
in removing various types of contaminants. Synergistic effects between iron and microbes on …

Organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenases: key tools in organohalide bioremediation

BE Jugder, H Ertan, S Bohl, M Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Organohalides are recalcitrant pollutants that have been responsible for substantial
contamination of soils and groundwater. Organohalide-respiring bacteria (ORB) provide a …

Electron transport chains in organohalide-respiring bacteria and bioremediation implications

S Wang, L Qiu, X Liu, G Xu, M Siegert, Q Lu… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
In situ remediation employing organohalide-respiring bacteria represents a promising
solution for cleanup of persistent organohalide pollutants. The organohalide-respiring …

Natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in hyporheic zones: A review of key biogeochemical processes and in-situ transformation potential

JJ Weatherill, S Atashgahi, U Schneidewind, S Krause… - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Chlorinated ethenes (CEs) are legacy contaminants whose chemical footprint is expected to
persist in aquifers around the world for many decades to come. These organohalides have …