The biologically relevant coordination chemistry of iron and nitric oxide: electronic structure and reactivity
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of
physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially …
physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially …
Tuning metal–metal interactions for cooperative small molecule activation
Cluster complexes have attracted interest for decades due to their promise of drawing
analogies to metallic surfaces and metalloenzyme active sites, but only recently have …
analogies to metallic surfaces and metalloenzyme active sites, but only recently have …
Mono-and dinuclear non-heme iron–nitrosyl complexes: Models for key intermediates in bacterial nitric oxide reductases
TC Berto, AL Speelman, S Zheng, N Lehnert - Coordination Chemistry …, 2013 - Elsevier
High-spin non-heme iron–nitrosyls are of direct interest to both the chemical and biological
communities as these species exhibit interesting chemical properties and act as direct …
communities as these species exhibit interesting chemical properties and act as direct …
Computational Exploration of Enzyme Promiscuity: Mechanisms of O2 and NO Reduction Activities of the Desulfovibrio gigas Flavodiiron Protein
Flavodiiron proteins possess reductive scavenging properties toward dioxygen and/or nitric
oxide in various microorganisms. Among them, the Desulfovibrio gigas flavodiiron protein …
oxide in various microorganisms. Among them, the Desulfovibrio gigas flavodiiron protein …
Biological and bioinspired inorganic N–N bond-forming reactions
C Ferousi, SH Majer, IM DiMucci… - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The metallobiochemistry underlying the formation of the inorganic N–N-bond-containing
molecules nitrous oxide (N2O), dinitrogen (N2), and hydrazine (N2H4) is essential to the …
molecules nitrous oxide (N2O), dinitrogen (N2), and hydrazine (N2H4) is essential to the …
Distortion of the [FeNO]2 Core in Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductase Models Inhibits N–N Bond Formation and Promotes Formation of Unusual Dinitrosyl Iron …
CJ White, MO Lengel, AJ Bracken… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs) carry out the reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to
nitrous oxide (N2O), allowing infectious pathogens to mitigate toxic levels of NO generated …
nitrous oxide (N2O), allowing infectious pathogens to mitigate toxic levels of NO generated …
What Is the Right Level of Activation of a High-Spin {FeNO}7 Complex to Enable Direct N–N Coupling? Mechanistic Insight into Flavodiiron NO Reductases
Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs), found in pathogenic bacteria, are capable of
reducing nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N2O) to detoxify NO released by the human …
reducing nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N2O) to detoxify NO released by the human …
The semireduced mechanism for nitric oxide reduction by non-heme diiron complexes: modeling flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases
CJ White, AL Speelman, C Kupper… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs) are a subclass of flavodiiron proteins (FDPs)
capable of preferential binding and subsequent reduction of NO to N2O. FNORs are found in …
capable of preferential binding and subsequent reduction of NO to N2O. FNORs are found in …
Mechanism of N–N Bond Formation by Transition Metal–Nitrosyl Complexes: Modeling Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductases
C Van Stappen, N Lehnert - Inorganic Chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide (NO) has a number of important biological functions, including nerve signaling
transduction, blood pressure control, and, at higher concentrations, immune defense. A …
transduction, blood pressure control, and, at higher concentrations, immune defense. A …
The nitric oxide reductase mechanism of a flavo-diiron protein: identification of active-site intermediates and products
JD Caranto, A Weitz, MP Hendrich… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The unique active site of flavo-diiron proteins (FDPs) consists of a nonheme diiron-
carboxylate site proximal to a flavin mononucleotide (FMN) cofactor. FDPs serve as the …
carboxylate site proximal to a flavin mononucleotide (FMN) cofactor. FDPs serve as the …