Metal–air batteries for powering robots

D Zhong, K Wang, Y Zuo, M Wei, J Xiong… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of advanced unmanned robots is of great significance to promote scientific
progress and innovation, expand application fields, and improve efficiency and safety …

Primary and Secondary Coordination Sphere Effects on the Structure and Function of S-Nitrosylating Azurin

C Van Stappen, H Dai, A Jose, S Tian… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Much progress has been made in understanding the roles of the secondary coordination
sphere (SCS) in tuning redox potentials of metalloproteins. In contrast, the impact of SCS on …

Machine learning-assisted melamine-Cu nanozyme and cholinesterase integrated array for multi-category pesticide intelligent recognition

D Song, Y Zou, T Tian, Y Ma, H Huang, Y Li - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024 - Elsevier
Expanding target pesticide species and intelligent pesticide recognition were formidable
challenges for existing cholinesterase inhibition methods. To improve this status, multi-active …

Trivalent Copper Ion-Mediated Dual Oxidation in the Copper-Catalyzed Fenton-Like System in the Presence of Histidine

EJ Park, KM Lee, T Kim, D Lee, MS Kim… - … Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
The Cu (II)/H2O2 system is recognized for its potential to degrade recalcitrant organic
contaminants and inactivate microorganisms in wastewater. We investigated its unique dual …

Cryo-EM Structure of the Mnx Protein Complex Reveals a Tunnel Framework for the Mechanism of Manganese Biomineralization

IV Novikova, AV Soldatova, TH Moser… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The global manganese cycle relies on microbes to oxidize soluble Mn (II) to insoluble Mn
(IV) oxides. Some microbes require peroxide or superoxide as oxidants, but others can use …

Resonance Raman spectra of blue copper proteins: Variable temperature spectra of Thermus thermophilus HB27 laccase

J Kang, J Shin, HB Gray, JR Winkler - Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The resonance Raman (rR) spectra of the oxidized type 1 copper active site (Cu T1) in
Thermus thermophilus HB27 laccase (Tth-lac) has been determined in the 20 to 80° C …

Thermodynamics of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer at Tricopper μ-Oxo/Hydroxo/Aqua Complexes

S Mondal, W Zhang, S Zhang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Multicopper oxidases (MCOs) utilize a tricopper active site to reduce dioxygen to water
through 4H+ 4e–proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET). Understanding the …

Unraveling Multicopper [Cu3] and [Cu6] Clusters with Rare μ3-Sulfato and Linear μ2-Oxido-Bridges as Potent Antibiofilm Agents against Multidrug-Resistant …

S Sk, S Bandyopadhyay, C Sarkar, I Das… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this research article, two multicopper [Cu3] and [Cu6] clusters,[Cu3 (cpdp)(μ3-
SO4)(Cl)(H2O) 2]· 3H2O (1) and [Cu6 (cpdp) 2 (μ2-O)(Cl) 2 (H2O) 4]· 2Cl (2)(H3cpdp= N …

Enzyme-inspired molecular electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

J Zhao, Y Wu, C Liu, B Zhang, Y Gao - Electrochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Enzymes with high efficiency and selectivity in biological catalysis have fuelled great interest
in being utilized in catalysis apart from living organisms. Owing to the similarity between …

Mechanism of non-phenolic substrate oxidation by the fungal laccase Type 1 copper site from Trametes versicolor: the case of benzo [a] pyrene and anthracene

C Orlando, IC Rizzo, F Arrigoni, J Zampolli… - Dalton …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2) are multicopper oxidases with the capability to oxidize diverse
phenolic and non-phenolic substrates. While the molecular mechanism of their activity …