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Yu W, Chamkouri H, Chen L. Recent advancement on quantum dot-coupled heterojunction structures in catalysis:A review. Chemosphere 2024; 357:141944. [PMID: 38614402 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Photoelectrocatalysis stands as an exceptionally efficient and sustainable method, significantly addressing both energy scarcity and environmental pollution challenges. Within this realm, quantum dots (QDs) have garnered immense attention for their outstanding catalytic properties. Their unique features-cost-effectiveness, high efficiency, remarkable stability, and exceptional photovoltaic characteristics-set them apart from other tunable semiconductor materials. Heterojunction structures based on quantum dots remarkably boost solar energy conversion efficiency. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the impacts generated by heterojunctions formed using diverse quantum dots and delve into their catalytic applications. Moreover, it sheds light on recent advancements utilizing quantum dots in modifying optoelectronic semiconductor materials for diverse purposes, ranging from hydrogen (H2) generation to carbon and nitrogen reduction, as well as pollutant degradation. Additionally, the paper offers valuable insights into challenges faced by quantum dot applications and outlines promising future prospects.
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- Wenkai Yu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China; Intelligent Manufacturing Institute of HFUT, Hefei, 230051, China.
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Govinda Raj M, Mahalingam S, Gnanarani SV, Jayashree C, Ganeshraja AS, Pugazhenthiran N, Rahaman M, Abinaya S, Senthil B, Kim J. TiO 2 nanorod decorated with MoS 2 nanospheres: An efficient dual-functional photocatalyst for antibiotic degradation and hydrogen production. Chemosphere 2024; 357:142033. [PMID: 38615961 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The design and preparation of dual-functional photocatalysts for simultaneously realizing photocatalytic wastewater purification and hydrogen energy generation pose significant challenges. This article presents the engineering of a binary heterostructured photocatalyst by combining TiO2 (nanorods) and MoS2 nanosphere using a straightforward solvothermal method and the assessment of the phase structures, morphologies, and optical properties of the resulting nanocomposites using diverse analytical techniques. The TiO2(Rod)/MoS2 composite exhibits remarkable efficacy in degrading ciprofloxacin, achieving 93% removal rate within 1 h, which is four times higher than that of bare TiO2. Moreover, the optimized TiO2(Rod)/MoS2 presents an outstanding hydrogen production rate of 7415 μmol g-1, which is ∼24 times higher than that of pristine TiO2. Under UV-visible light irradiation, the TiO2(Rod)/MoS2 heterojunction displays an exceptional photocatalytic performance in terms of both photodegradation and hydrogen production, surpassing the performance of TiO2 particle/MoS2. The study findings demonstrate that TiO2(Rod)/MoS2 nanocomposites exhibit considerably improved photocatalytic degradation and hydrogen generation activities. Based on the experimental results, a possible mechanism is proposed for the transfer and separation of charge carriers in Z-scheme heterojunctions.
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- Muniyandi Govinda Raj
- Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai, 603 103, India
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- Department of Materials System Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, 600089, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, 600089, India
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- Department of Research Analytics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, 600089, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, 600089, India.
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- Department of Materials System Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
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Fan B, Chen S, Zhu C, Zhu F, Huang D, Si D, Zhou B, Zhou D, He F, Gao S. Key role of hydrogen atoms in the preparation of sulfidated zero valent iron. Water Res 2024; 256:121573. [PMID: 38608618 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Sulfidated zero valent iron (ZVI) is a popular material for the reductive degradation of halogenated organic pollutants. Simple and economic synthesis of this material is highly demanded. In this study, sulfidated micro/nanostructured ZVI (MNZVI) particles were prepared by simply heating MNZVI particles and sulfur elements (S0) in pure water (50℃). The iron oxides on the surface of MNZVI particles were conducive to sulfidation reaction, indicating the formation of iron-sulphide minerals (FeSx) on the surface of MNZVI particles might not be from the direct reaction of Fe0 with S0 (Fe0 and S0 acted as reductant and oxidant, respectively). As an important reductant, hydrogen atom (H•) can be generated from the reduction of H+ by MNZVI particles and participate in the formation of FeSx. Quenching experiment and cyclic voltammetry analysis proved the existence of H• on the surface of MNZVI particles. DFT calculation found that the potential barrier of H•/S0 and Fe0/S0 were 1.91 and 7.24 eV, respectively, indicating that S0 would preferentially react with H• instead of Fe0. The formed H• can quickly react with S0 to generate hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which can further react with iron oxides such as α-Fe2O3 on the surface of MNZVI particles to form FeSx. In addition, the H2 partial pressure in water significantly affected the amount of H• generated, thereby affecting the sulfidation efficiency. For TCE degradation, as the sulfur loading of sulfidated MNZVI particles increased, the contribution of H• significantly decreased while the contribution of direct electron transfer increased. This study provided new insights into the synthesis mechanism of sulfidated ZVI in water.
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- Bo Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Yang Y, Wang X, Wu X, Guo S, Yang H, Lu J, Dong H. Computation-Driven Rational Design of Self-Assembled Short Peptides for Catalytic Hydrogen Production. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13488-13498. [PMID: 38709095 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Self-assembling peptides represent a captivating area of study in nanotechnology and biomaterials. This interest is largely driven by their unique properties and the vast application potential across various fields such as catalytic functions. However, design complexities, including high-dimensional sequence space and structural diversity, pose significant challenges in the study of such systems. In this work, we explored the possibility of self-assembled peptides to catalyze the hydrolysis of hydrosilane for hydrogen production using ab initio calculations and carried out wet-lab experiments to confirm the feasibility of these catalytic reactions under ambient conditions. Further, we delved into the nuanced interplay between sequence, structural conformation, and catalytic activity by combining modeling with experimental techniques such as transmission electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance and proposed a dual mode of the microstructure of the catalytic center. Our results reveal that although research in this area is still at an early stage, the development of self-assembled peptide catalysts for hydrogen production has the potential to provide a more sustainable and efficient alternative to conventional hydrogen production methods. In addition, this work also demonstrates that a computation-driven rational design supplemented by experimental validation is an effective protocol for conducting research on functional self-assembled peptides.
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- Yuqin Yang
- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Luna Palacios YY, Khandani S, Garcia EP, Chen A, Wang S, Roy K, Knez D, Kim DA, Rocha-Mendoza I, Potma EO. Spectroscopic analysis of the sum-frequency response of the carbon-hydrogen stretching modes in collagen type I. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:185101. [PMID: 38716851 PMCID: PMC11081710 DOI: 10.1063/5.0205685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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We studied the origin of the vibrational signatures in the sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectrum of fibrillar collagen type I in the carbon-hydrogen stretching regime. For this purpose, we developed an all-reflective, laser-scanning SFG microscope with minimum chromatic aberrations and excellent retention of the polarization state of the incident beams. We performed detailed SFG measurements of aligned collagen fibers obtained from rat tail tendon, enabling the characterization of the magnitude and polarization-orientation dependence of individual tensor elements Xijk2 of collagen's nonlinear susceptibility. Using the three-dimensional atomic positions derived from published crystallographic data of collagen type I, we simulated its Xijk2 elements for the methylene stretching vibration and compared the predicted response with the experimental results. Our analysis revealed that the carbon-hydrogen stretching range of the SFG spectrum is dominated by symmetric stretching modes of methylene bridge groups on the pyrrolidine rings of the proline and hydroxyproline residues, giving rise to a dominant peak near 2942 cm-1 and a shoulder at 2917 cm-1. Weak asymmetric stretches of the methylene bridge group of glycine are observed in the region near 2870 cm-1, whereas asymmetric CH2-stretching modes on the pyrrolidine rings are found in the 2980 to 3030 cm-1 range. These findings help predict the protein's nonlinear optical properties from its crystal structure, thus establishing a connection between the protein structure and SFG spectroscopic measurements.
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- Yryx Y. Luna Palacios
- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico
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Shin DH, Kim SJ. Effects of hydrogen permeation on the mechanical characteristics of electroless nickel-plated free-cutting steel for application to the hydrogen valves of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302972. [PMID: 38722925 PMCID: PMC11081365 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Electroless nickel plating is a suitable technology for the hydrogen industry because electroless nickel can be mass-produced at a low cost. Investigating in a complex environment where hydrogen permeation and friction/wear work simultaneously is necessary to apply it to hydrogen valves for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In this research, the effects of hydrogen permeation on the mechanical characteristics of electroless nickel-plated free-cutting steel (SUM 24L) were investigated. Due to the inherent characteristics of electroless nickel plating, the damage (cracks and delamination of grain) and micro-particles by hydrogen permeation were clearly observed at the grain boundaries and triple junctions. In particular, the cracks grew from grain boundary toward the intergranualr. This is because the grain boundaries and triple junctions are hydrogen permeation pathways and increasing area of the hydrogen partial pressure. As a result, its surface roughness increased by a maximum of two times, and its hardness and adhesion strength decreased by hydrogen permeation. In particular, hydrogen permeation increased the friction coefficient of the electroless nickel-plated layer, and the damage caused by adhesive wear was significantly greater, increasing the wear depth by up to 5.7 times. This is believed to be due to the decreasing in wear resistance of the electroless nickel plating layer damaged by hydrogen permeation. Nevertheless, the Vickers hardness and the friction coefficient of the electroless nickel plating layer were improved by about 3 and 5.6 times, respectively, compared with those of the free-cutting steel. In particular, the electroless nickel-plated specimens with hydrogen embrittlement exhibited significantly better mechanical characteristics and wear resistance than the free-cutting steel.
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- Dong-Ho Shin
- Department of Marine Engineering, Graduate School, Mokpo National Maritime University, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Marine System Engineering, Mokpo National Maritime University, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea
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Hisata Y, Washio T, Takizawa S, Ogoshi S, Hoshimoto Y. In-silico-assisted derivatization of triarylboranes for the catalytic reductive functionalization of aniline-derived amino acids and peptides with H 2. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3708. [PMID: 38714662 PMCID: PMC11076482 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47984-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/10/2024] Open
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Cheminformatics-based machine learning (ML) has been employed to determine optimal reaction conditions, including catalyst structures, in the field of synthetic chemistry. However, such ML-focused strategies have remained largely unexplored in the context of catalytic molecular transformations using Lewis-acidic main-group elements, probably due to the absence of a candidate library and effective guidelines (parameters) for the prediction of the activity of main-group elements. Here, the construction of a triarylborane library and its application to an ML-assisted approach for the catalytic reductive alkylation of aniline-derived amino acids and C-terminal-protected peptides with aldehydes and H2 is reported. A combined theoretical and experimental approach identified the optimal borane, i.e., B(2,3,5,6-Cl4-C6H)(2,6-F2-3,5-(CF3)2-C6H)2, which exhibits remarkable functional-group compatibility toward aniline derivatives in the presence of 4-methyltetrahydropyran. The present catalytic system generates H2O as the sole byproduct.
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- Yusei Hisata
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Reasoning for Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Research Center, SANKEN, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence Research Center, SANKEN, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Center for Future Innovation (CFi), Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Ali SS, Al-Tohamy R, Elsamahy T, Sun J. Harnessing recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced biohydrogen production: Recent advances, challenges, and future perspective. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108344. [PMID: 38521282 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Biohydrogen (Bio-H2) is widely recognized as a sustainable and environmentally friendly energy source, devoid of any detrimental impact on the environment. Lignocellulosic biomass (LB) is a readily accessible and plentiful source material that can be effectively employed as a cost-effective and sustainable substrate for Bio-H2 production. Despite the numerous challenges, the ongoing progress in LB pretreatment technology, microbial fermentation, and the integration of molecular biology techniques have the potential to enhance Bio-H2 productivity and yield. Consequently, this technology exhibits efficiency and the capacity to meet the future energy demands associated with the valorization of recalcitrant biomass. To date, several pretreatment approaches have been investigated in order to improve the digestibility of feedstock. Nevertheless, there has been a lack of comprehensive systematic studies examining the effectiveness of pretreatment methods in enhancing Bio-H2 production through dark fermentation. Additionally, there is a dearth of economic feasibility evaluations pertaining to this area of research. Thus, this review has conducted comparative studies on the technological and economic viability of current pretreatment methods. It has also examined the potential of these pretreatments in terms of carbon neutrality and circular economy principles. This review paves the way for a new opportunity to enhance Bio-H2 production with technological approaches.
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- Sameh S Ali
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Li S, Zhou Y, Fu X, Pedersen JB, Saccoccio M, Andersen SZ, Enemark-Rasmussen K, Kempen PJ, Damsgaard CD, Xu A, Sažinas R, Mygind JBV, Deissler NH, Kibsgaard J, Vesborg PCK, Nørskov JK, Chorkendorff I. Long-term continuous ammonia electrosynthesis. Nature 2024; 629:92-97. [PMID: 38503346 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07276-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Ammonia is crucial as a fertilizer and in the chemical industry and is considered to be a carbon-free fuel1. Ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrogen under ambient conditions offers an attractive alternative to the Haber-Bosch process2,3, and lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction represents a promising approach to continuous-flow ammonia electrosynthesis, coupling nitrogen reduction with hydrogen oxidation4. However, tetrahydrofuran, which is commonly used as a solvent, impedes long-term ammonia production owing to polymerization and volatility problems. Here we show that a chain-ether-based electrolyte enables long-term continuous ammonia synthesis. We find that a chain-ether-based solvent exhibits non-polymerization properties and a high boiling point (162 °C) and forms a compact solid-electrolyte interphase layer on the gas diffusion electrode, facilitating ammonia release in the gas phase and ensuring electrolyte stability. We demonstrate 300 h of continuous operation in a flow electrolyser with a 25 cm2 electrode at 1 bar pressure and room temperature, and achieve a current-to-ammonia efficiency of 64 ± 1% with a gas-phase ammonia content of approximately 98%. Our results highlight the crucial role of the solvent in long-term continuous ammonia synthesis.
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- Shaofeng Li
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Yuan X, Hao W, Teng Y, Zhang H, Han C, Zhang X, Li Z, Ibhadon AO, Teng F. Effect of multi-interface electron transfer on water splitting and an innovative electrolytic cell for synergistic hydrogen production and degradation. Chemosphere 2024; 356:141929. [PMID: 38604520 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The cleaning and utilization of industry wastewater are still a big challenge. In this work, we mainly investigate the effect of electron transfer among multi-interfaces on water electrolysis reaction. Typically, the CoS2, Co3S4/CoS2 (designated as CS4-2) and Co3S4/Co9S8/CoS2 (designated as CS4-8-2) samples are prepared on a large scale by one-step molten salt method. It is found that because of the different work functions (designated as WF; WF(Co3S4) = 4.48eV, WF(CoS2) = 4.41eV, WF(Co9S8) = 4.18 eV), the effective heterojunctions at the multi-interfaces of CS4-8-2 sample, which obviously improve interface charge transfer. Thus, the CS4-8-2 sample shows an excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity (134 mV/10 mA cm-2, 40 mV dec-1). The larger double-layer capacitance (Cdl = 17.1 mF cm-2) of the CS4-8-2 sample indicates more electrochemical active sites, compared to the CoS2 and CS4-2 samples. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation proves that due to interface polarization under electric field, the multi-interfaces effectively promote electron transfer and regulate electron structure, thus promoting the adsorption of OH- and dissociation of H2O. Moreover, an innovative norfloxacin (NFX) electrolytic cell (EC) is developed through introducing NFX into the electrolyte, in which efficient NFX degradation and hydrogen production are synergistically achieved. To reach 50 mA cm-2, the required cell voltage of NFX-EC has decreased by 35.2%, compared to conventional KOH-EC. After 2h running at 1 V, 25.5% NFX was degraded in the NFX EC. This innovative NFX-EC is highly energy-efficient, which is promising for the synergistic cleaning and utilization of industry wastewater.
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- Xinjing Yuan
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Nanjing Software Research Institute of China United Network Communications Co., Ltd, 230 Lushan Road, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China.
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Zhou S, Zhang ZJ, Yu JQ. Copper-catalysed dehydrogenation or lactonization of C(sp 3)-H bonds. Nature 2024; 629:363-369. [PMID: 38547926 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07341-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Cytochrome P450 enzymes are known to catalyse bimodal oxidation of aliphatic acids via radical intermediates, which partition between pathways of hydroxylation and desaturation1,2. Developing analogous catalytic systems for remote C-H functionalization remains a significant challenge3-5. Here, we report the development of Cu(I)-catalysed bimodal dehydrogenation/lactonization reactions of synthetically common N-methoxyamides through radical abstractions of the γ-aliphatic C-H bonds. The feasibility of switching from dehydrogenation to lactonization is also demonstrated by altering reaction conditions. The use of a readily available amide as both radical precursor and internal oxidant allows for the development of redox-neutral C-H functionalization reactions with methanol as the sole side product. These C-H functionalization reactions using a Cu(I) catalyst with loading as low as 0.5 mol.% is applied to the diversification of a wide range of aliphatic acids including drug molecules and natural products. The exceptional compatibility of this catalytic system with a wide range of oxidatively sensitive functionality demonstrates the unique advantage of using a simple amide substrate as a mild internal oxidant.
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- Shupeng Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Vogt ETC, Weckhuysen BM. The refinery of the future. Nature 2024; 629:295-306. [PMID: 38720037 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07322-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Fossil fuels-coal, oil and gas-supply most of the world's energy and also form the basis of many products essential for everyday life. Their use is the largest contributor to the carbon dioxide emissions that drive global climate change, prompting joint efforts to find renewable alternatives that might enable a carbon-neutral society by as early as 2050. There are clear paths for renewable electricity to replace fossil-fuel-based energy, but the transport fuels and chemicals produced in oil refineries will still be needed. We can attempt to close the carbon cycle associated with their use by electrifying refinery processes and by changing the raw materials that go into a refinery from fossils fuels to carbon dioxide for making hydrocarbon fuels and to agricultural and municipal waste for making chemicals and polymers. We argue that, with sufficient long-term commitment and support, the science and technology for such a completely fossil-free refinery, delivering the products required after 2050 (less fuels, more chemicals), could be developed. This future refinery will require substantially larger areas and greater mineral resources than is the case at present and critically depends on the capacity to generate large amounts of renewable energy for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture.
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- Eelco T C Vogt
- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Edenharter K, Jaworek MW, Engelbrecht V, Winter R, Happe T. H 2 production under stress: [FeFe]‑hydrogenases reveal strong stability in high pressure environments. Biophys Chem 2024; 308:107217. [PMID: 38490110 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Hydrogenases are a diverse group of metalloenzymes that catalyze the conversion of H2 into protons and electrons and the reverse reaction. A subgroup is formed by the [FeFe]‑hydrogenases, which are the most efficient enzymes of microbes for catalytic H2 conversion. We have determined the stability and activity of two [FeFe]‑hydrogenases under high temperature and pressure conditions employing FTIR spectroscopy and the high-pressure stopped-flow methodology in combination with fast UV/Vis detection. Our data show high temperature stability and an increase in activity up to the unfolding temperatures of the enzymes. Remarkably, both enzymes reveal a very high pressure stability of their structure, even up to pressures of several kbars. Their high pressure-stability enables high enzymatic activity up to 2 kbar, which largely exceeds the pressure limit encountered by organisms in the deep sea and sub-seafloor on Earth.
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- Kristina Edenharter
- Photobiotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 4a, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Photobiotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 4a, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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- Photobiotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
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Tang D, Lin X, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Liu Y, Jin Y, Wu X, Hu C, Yuan P. Hydrolysis-dominated catalytic system: Hydrogen-free hydrogenolysis of lignin from Pd-MoO x/TiO 2. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131538. [PMID: 38621572 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Lignin is continuously investigated by various techniques for valorization due to its high content of oxygen-containing functional groups. Catalytic systems employing hydrolysis‑hydrogenolysis, leveraging the synergistic effect of redox metal sites and acid sites, exhibit efficient degradation of lignin. The predominance of either hydrolysis or hydrogenolysis reactions hinges upon the relative activity of acid and metal sites, as well as the intensity of the reductive atmosphere. In this study, the Pd-MoOx/TiO2 catalyst was found to primarily catalyze hydrolysis in the lignin depolymerization process, attributed to the abundance of moderate acidic sites on Pd and the redox-assisted catalysis of MoOx under inert conditions. After subjecting the reaction to 240 °C for 30 h, a yield of 48.22 wt% of total phenolic monomers, with 5.90 wt% consisting of diphenols, was achieved. Investigation into the conversion of 4-propylguaiacol (4-PG), a major depolymerized monomer of corncob lignin, revealed the production of ketone intermediates, a phenomenon closely linked to the unique properties of MoOx. Dehydrogenation of the propyl is a key step in initiating the reaction, and 4-PG could be almost completely transformed, accompanied by an over 97 % of 4-propylcatechol selectivity. This distinctive system lays a new theoretical groundwork for the eco-friendly valorization of lignin.
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- Daobin Tang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China; School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
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Xue H, Wu ZY, Zhang JL. Fluorination of porphyrin β-periphery boosts nickel(II)-catalyzed hydrogen evolution reaction. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 254:112516. [PMID: 38471287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Tunichlorin, the naturally occurring chlorophyll cofactor containing Ni(II) ion, sets up a golden standard for designing the electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via β-peripheral modification. Besides the fine-tuning of the porphyrin β-periphery such as adjusting the aromatics (the saturated level of tetrapyrrole) or installing hydroxyl group (hydrogen bond network) to enhance the catalytic HER efficiency, here we report that β-fluorination of porphyrin is also an important approach to increase the reactivity of Ni(II) center. Benefiting the previously reported derivatization of β-fluorinated porpholactones, we constructed a β-fluorinated tunichlorin mimic (6). Compared with the non-fluorinated analogs (1, 3, and 5), we found that 2, 4, and 6 exhibit significant electrocatalytic HER reactivity acceleration (in terms of turnover frequencies, TOF, s-1) of ca. 37, 170, 133-fold, respectively. Mechanism studies suggested that β-fluorination negatively shifts the metal complexes' reduction potentials and accelerates the electron transfer process, both contributing to the boosting of HER reaction. Notably, 6 showed an 890-fold increase of TOFs than 1, demonstrating the combining advantages of the of fluorination, hydrogenation, and hydroxylation at porphyrin β-periphery.
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- Haozong Xue
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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You Y, Jiang J, Zheng G, Chen Z, Zhu YX, Ma H, Lin H, Guo X, Shi J. In Situ Piezoelectric-Catalytic Anti-Inflammation Promotes the Rehabilitation of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Synergy. Adv Mater 2024; 36:e2311429. [PMID: 38298173 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Relieving inflammation via scavenging toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI) proves to be an effective strategy to mitigate secondary spinal cord injury and improve recovery of motor function. However, commonly used corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drugs show adverse side effects which may induce increased risk of wound infection. Fortunately, hydrogen (H2), featuring selective antioxidant performance, easy penetrability, and excellent biosafety, is being extensively investigated as a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic gas for the treatment of SCI. In this work, by a facile in situ growth approach of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the piezoelectric BaTiO3, a particulate nanocomposite with Schottky heterojunction (Au@BT) is synthesized, which can generate H2 continuously by catalyzing H+ reduction through piezoelectric catalysis. Further, theoretical calculations are employed to reveal the piezoelectric catalytic mechanism of Au@BT. Transcriptomics analysis and nontargeted large-scale metabolomic analysis reveal the deeper mechanism of the neuroprotective effect of H2 therapy. The as-prepared Au@BT nanoparticle is first explored as a flexible hydrogen gas generator for efficient SCI therapy. This study highlights a promising prospect of nanocatalytic medicine for disease treatments by catalyzing H2 generation; thus, offering a significant alternative to conventional approaches against refractory spinal cord injury.
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- Yanling You
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific Therapy for Serious Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200052, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific Therapy for Serious Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200331, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific Therapy for Serious Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific Therapy for Serious Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200331, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific Therapy for Serious Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200331, P. R. China
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Hu Q, Li Y, Lin Z, Zhang H, Chen H, Chao C, Zhao C. The Molecular Biological Mechanism of Hydrogen Therapy and Its Application in Spinal Cord Injury. Drug Des Devel Ther 2024; 18:1399-1414. [PMID: 38707612 PMCID: PMC11068043 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s463177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Hydrogen, which is a novel biomedical molecule, is currently the subject of extensive research involving animal experiments and in vitro cell experiments, and it is gradually being applied in clinical settings. Hydrogen has been proven to possess anti-inflammatory, selective antioxidant, and antiapoptotic effects, thus exhibiting considerable protective effects in various diseases. In recent years, several studies have provided preliminary evidence for the protective effects of hydrogen on spinal cord injury (SCI). This paper provides a comprehensive review of the potential molecular biology mechanisms of hydrogen therapy and its application in treating SCI, with an aim to better explore the medical value of hydrogen and provide new avenues for the adjuvant treatment of SCI.
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- Quan Hu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Hydrogen Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medical Center, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medical Center, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Hydrogen Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai’an City, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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Zhou W, Zhang W, Geng W, Huang Y, Zhang TK, Yi ZQ, Ge Y, Huang Y, Tian G, Yang XY. External Electrons Directly Stimulate Escherichia coli for Enhancing Biological Hydrogen Production. ACS Nano 2024; 18:10840-10849. [PMID: 38616401 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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External electric field has the potential to influence metabolic processes such as biological hydrogen production in microorganisms. Based on this concept, we designed and constructed an electroactive hybrid system for microbial biohydrogen production under an electric field comprised of polydopamine (PDA)-modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Ni foam (NF). In this system, electrons generated from NF directly migrate into E. coli cells to promote highly efficient biocatalytic hydrogen production. Compared to that generated in the absence of electric field stimulation, biohydrogen production by the PDA-modified E. coli-based system is significantly enhanced. This investigation has demonstrated the mechanism for electron transfer in a biohybrid system and gives insight into precise basis for the enhancement of hydrogen production by using the multifield coupling technology.
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- Wei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, 2 Daxue Road, Zhuhai 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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Guillemard L, Ackermann L, Johansson MJ. Late-stage meta-C-H alkylation of pharmaceuticals to modulate biological properties and expedite molecular optimisation in a single step. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3349. [PMID: 38637496 PMCID: PMC11026381 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46697-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Catalysed C-H activation has emerged as a transformative platform for molecular synthesis and provides new opportunities in drug discovery by late-stage functionalisation (LSF) of complex molecules. Notably, small aliphatic motifs have gained significant interest in medicinal chemistry for their beneficial properties and applications as sp3-rich functional group bioisosteres. In this context, we disclose a versatile strategy with broad applicability for the ruthenium-catalysed late-stage meta-C(sp2)-H alkylation of pharmaceuticals. This general protocol leverages numerous directing groups inherently part of bioactive scaffolds to selectivity install a variety of medicinally relevant bifunctional alkyl units within drug compounds. Our strategy enables the direct modification of unprotected lead structures to quickly generate an array of pharmaceutically useful analogues without resorting to de novo syntheses. Moreover, productive late-stage modulation of key biological characteristics of drug candidates upon remote C-H alkylation proves viable, highlighting the major benefits of our approach to offer in drug development programmes.
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- Lucas Guillemard
- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Hardy FG, Wong HPH, de Visser SP. Computational Study Into the Oxidative Ring-Closure Mechanism During the Biosynthesis of Deoxypodophyllotoxin. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400019. [PMID: 38323740 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The nonheme iron dioxygenase deoxypodophyllotoxin synthase performs an oxidative ring-closure reaction as part of natural product synthesis in plants. How the enzyme enables the oxidative ring-closure reaction of (-)-yatein and avoids substrate hydroxylation remains unknown. To gain insight into the reaction mechanism and understand the details of the pathways leading to products and by-products we performed a comprehensive computational study. The work shows that substrate is bound tightly into the substrate binding pocket with the C7'-H bond closest to the iron(IV)-oxo species. The reaction proceeds through a radical mechanism starting with hydrogen atom abstraction from the C7'-H position followed by ring-closure and a final hydrogen transfer to form iron(II)-water and deoxypodophyllotoxin. Alternative mechanisms including substrate hydroxylation and an electron transfer pathway were explored but found to be higher in energy. The mechanism is guided by electrostatic perturbations of charged residues in the second-coordination sphere that prevent alternative pathways.
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- Fintan G Hardy
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Lui TY, Chen X, Zhang S, Hu D, Chan TWD. A millimeter water-in-oil droplet as an alternative back exchange prevention strategy for hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry of peptides/proteins. Analyst 2024; 149:2388-2398. [PMID: 38462973 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00179f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is a versatile bioanalytical technique for protein analysis. Since the reliability of HDX-MS analysis considerably depends on the retention of deuterium labels in the post-labeling workflow, deuterium/hydrogen (D/H) back exchange prevention strategies, including decreasing the pH, temperature, and exposure time to protic sources of the deuterated samples, are widely adopted in the conventional HDX-MS protocol. Herein, an alternative and effective back exchange prevention strategy based on the encapsulation of a millimeter droplet of a labeled peptide solution in a water-immiscible organic solvent (cyclohexane) is proposed. Cyclohexane was used to prevent the undesirable uptake of water by the droplet from the atmospheric vapor through the air-water interface. Using the pepsin digest of deuterated myoglobin, our results show that back exchange kinetics of deuterated peptides is retarded in a millimeter droplet as compared to that in the bulk solution. Performing pepsin digestion directly in a water-in-oil droplet at room temperature (18-21 °C) was found to preserve more deuterium labels than that in the bulk digestion with an ice-water bath. Based on the present findings, it is proposed that keeping deuterated peptides in the form of water-in-oil droplets during the post-labelling workflow will facilitate the preservation of deuterium labels on the peptide backbone and thereby enhance the reliability of the H/D exchange data.
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- T-Y Lui
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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Shi J, Zhang K, Li T, Wu L, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Tu P, Liu W, Song Y. Differentiation of isomeric chalcone and dihydroflavone using liquid chromatography coupled with hydrogen-deuterium exchange tandem mass spectrometry (HDX-MS/MS): An application for flavonoids-focused characterization of Snow chrysanthemum. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1720:464773. [PMID: 38432106 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Although the co-occurrences of isomeric chalcones and dihydroflavones widely appear in medicinal plants, the differentiation of such isomerism seldom succeeds using MS/MS, attributing to totally identical MS/MS spectra. Here, efforts were paid to pursue an eligible tool allowing to address the technical challenge. Being inspired by that one more proton signal is observed in 1H NMR spectrum of isoliquiritigenin than liquiritigenin when employing DMSO‑d6 as solvent, hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX)-MS/MS was evaluated towards differentiating isomeric chalcones and dihydroflavones through replacing H2O with D2O to prepare the mobile phase. As a result, differences were observed for either MS1 or MS2 spectrum when comparing two pairs of isomers, such as liquiritigenin vs. isoliquiritigenin and liquiritin vs. isoliquiritin, because the isomeric precursor and fragment ion species owned different amounts of hydroxyl protons and those reactive protons could be partially or completely substituted by deuterium protons at the exposure in D2O to result in n × 1.006 mass increments. Moreover, utmost four hydrogen/deuterium exchanges occurred for a single glucosyl moiety. Thereafter, HDX-MS/MS was applied to characterize the flavonoids of Snow chrysanthemum, a precious edible herbal medicine that is rich in isomeric chalcones and dihydroflavones. Through paying special attention to the deuterium labeling styles of (de)protonated molecules as well as those featured fragment ions, five pairs of isomeric chalcones and dihydroflavones were confirmatively differentiated, in addition to that 28 flavonoids were structurally annotated by applying those well-defined mass fragmentation rules. Hence, this study offered an in-depth insight towards the flavonoids-focused characterization of Snow chrysanthemum, and more importantly, HDX-MS/MS is a superior tool to differentiate, but not limited to, isomeric chalcones and dihydroflavones.
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- Jingjing Shi
- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
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Berlin CB, Sharma E, Kozlowski MC. Quantification of Hydrogen-Bond-Donating Ability of Biologically Relevant Compounds. J Org Chem 2024; 89:4684-4690. [PMID: 38483838 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Hydrogen bonding is a key factor in the design of ligands for biological binding, including drug targets. Our group previously developed a method for experimentally assessing the hydrogen-bond-donating ability of an analyte using UV-vis titrations with a colorimetric sensor. Using this method, 79 new titrations were performed on weak hydrogen-bond donors, with a focus on heterocycles and pharmaceutically relevant motifs. The hydrogen-bond donating abilities of drug compounds and the substructures of drug compounds were also measured. These titrations will be used to build a database of hydrogen-bond donors.
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- Cameron B Berlin
- Department of Chemistry, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Mucaria A, Giuri D, Tomasini C, Falini G, Montroni D. Tunable Oxidized-Chitin Hydrogels with Customizable Mechanical Properties by Metal or Hydrogen Ion Exposure. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:164. [PMID: 38667781 PMCID: PMC11051383 DOI: 10.3390/md22040164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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This study focuses on the optimization of chitin oxidation in C6 to carboxylic acid and its use to obtain a hydrogel with tunable resistance. After the optimization, water-soluble crystalline β-chitin fibrils (β-chitOx) with a degree of functionalization of 10% were obtained. Diverse reaction conditions were also tested for α-chitin, which showed a lower reactivity and a slower reaction kinetic. After that, a set of hydrogels was synthesized from β-chitOx 1 wt.% at pH 9, inducing the gelation by sonication. These hydrogels were exposed to different environments, such as different amounts of Ca2+, Na+ or Mg2+ solutions, buffered environments such as pH 9, PBS, pH 5, and pH 1, and pure water. These hydrogels were characterized using rheology, XRPD, SEM, and FT-IR. The notable feature of these hydrogels is their ability to be strengthened through cation chelation, being metal cations or hydrogen ions, with a five- to tenfold increase in their storage modulus (G'). The ions were theorized to alter the hydrogen-bonding network of the polymer and intercalate in chitin's crystal structure along the a-axis. On the other hand, the hydrogel dissolved at pH 9 and pure water. These bio-based tunable hydrogels represent an intriguing material suitable for biomedical applications.
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.M.); (D.G.); (C.T.); (G.F.)
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Zhang L, Shan Y, Yan Z, Liu Z, Yu Y, He H. Efficient Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by hydrogen. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 138:102-111. [PMID: 38135379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Aiming at purification of NOx from hydrogen internal combustion engines (HICEs), the hydrogen selective catalytic reduction (H2-SCR) reaction was investigated over a series of Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts. H2 can readily reduce NOx to N2 and N2O while O2 inhibited the deNOx efficiency by consuming the reductant H2. The Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts with Pt loading below 0.1 wt.% are optimized H2-SCR catalysts due to its suitable operation temperature window since high Pt loading favors the H2-O2 reaction which lead to the insufficient of reactants. Compared to metal Pt0 species, Ptδ+ species showed lower activation energy of H2-SCR reaction and thought to be as reasonable active sites. Further, Eley-Rideal (E-R) reaction mechanism was proposed as evidenced by the reaction orders in kinetic studies. Last, the optimized reactor was designed with hybrid Pt/KFI catalysts with various Pt loading which achieve a high NOx conversion in a wide temperature range.
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- Ligang Zhang
- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Cardona AL, Teruel M, Ventura ON. Unexpected high yield of acrolein underlies the importance of the hydrogen-abstraction mechanism in photooxidation of allyl methyl sulfide (AMS). Chemosphere 2024; 354:141693. [PMID: 38508461 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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This work explores theoretically the gas phase oxidation of allyl methyl sulfide (AMS, H2CCHCH2SCH3) initiated by •OH radicals, focusing on the H-abstraction pathway at the M06-2X-D3/aug-cc-pVTZ and MN15/aug-cc-pVTZ levels of theory (m06Tz and mn15Tz). The formation of a prereactive complex (PRC) is involved in H-abstraction processes with two potential directions of approach for the OH radical, denoted as "α" and "β". The PRCs, demonstrate increased reactivity, primarily due to the interaction between the sulfur atoms and the hydroxyl hydrogen. A scheme for the H-abstraction mechanism that supports the experimentally identified products and predicts the formation of some S-containing low volatility products is proposed. The comparison of the potential energy surface (PES) between the double bond addition and H-abstraction paths in the AMS molecule shows that at the m06Tz level of theory, the H-abstraction on C3 and the addition to C1 have nearly the same profile of energy, while at the mn15Tz level, the minimum energy channel is the addition to C1. The theoretical rate coefficient for each reaction channel was calculated, considering the formation of a PRC prior to reaching the transition state of each channel and assuming thermal equilibrium between reactants and the PRC. The rate constants were calculated in a multi-TS/multi-conformer way at the SVECV-f12/m06Tz and SVECV-f12/mn15Tz levels of theory. The SVECV-f12 method is consistent in its predictions in both systems and exhibits only minor deviations from the experimental rate constants. Despite some specific differences due to the DFT method supporting the SVECV-f12 calculations, both methodologies predict a significant H-abstraction contribution in the AMS + OH gas phase reaction, which explains the high formation yield for acrolein determined experimentally.
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- Alejandro L Cardona
- Computational Chemistry and Biology Group (CCBG), DETEMA, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Laboratorio Universitario de Química y Contaminación Del Aire (L.U.Q.C.A.), Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba (I.N.F.I.Q.C.), CONICET, Dpto. de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Computational Chemistry and Biology Group (CCBG), DETEMA, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Wang JZ, Lyon WL, MacMillan DWC. Alkene dialkylation by triple radical sorting. Nature 2024; 628:104-109. [PMID: 38350601 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07165-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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The development of bimolecular homolytic substitution (SH2) catalysis has expanded cross-coupling chemistries by enabling the selective combination of any primary radical with any secondary or tertiary radical through a radical sorting mechanism1-8. Biomimetic9,10 SH2 catalysis can be used to merge common feedstock chemicals-such as alcohols, acids and halides-in various permutations for the construction of a single C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond. The ability to sort these two distinct radicals across commercially available alkenes in a three-component manner would enable the simultaneous construction of two C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds, greatly accelerating access to complex molecules and drug-like chemical space11. However, the simultaneous in situ formation of electrophilic and primary nucleophilic radicals in the presence of unactivated alkenes is problematic, typically leading to statistical radical recombination, hydrogen atom transfer, disproportionation and other deleterious pathways12,13. Here we report the use of bimolecular homolytic substitution catalysis to sort an electrophilic radical and a nucleophilic radical across an unactivated alkene. This reaction involves the in situ formation of three distinct radical species, which are then differentiated by size and electronics, allowing for regioselective formation of the desired dialkylated products. This work accelerates access to pharmaceutically relevant C(sp3)-rich molecules and defines a distinct mechanistic approach for alkene dialkylation.
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- Johnny Z Wang
- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Gasteazoro F, Catucci G, Barbieri L, De Angelis M, Dalla Costa A, Sadeghi SJ, Gilardi G, Valetti F. Cascade reactions with two non-physiological partners for NAD(P)H regeneration via renewable hydrogen. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300567. [PMID: 38581100 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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An attractive application of hydrogenases, combined with the availability of cheap and renewable hydrogen (i.e., from solar and wind powered electrolysis or from recycled wastes), is the production of high-value electron-rich intermediates such as reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides. Here, the capability of a very robust and oxygen-resilient [FeFe]-hydrogenase (CbA5H) from Clostridium beijerinckii SM10, previously identified in our group, combined with a reductase (BMR) from Bacillus megaterium (now reclassified as Priestia megaterium) was tested. The system shows a good stability and it was demonstrated to reach up to 28 ± 2 nmol NADPH regenerated s-1 mg of hydrogenase-1 (i.e., 1.68 ± 0.12 U mg-1, TOF: 126 ± 9 min-1) and 0.46 ± 0.04 nmol NADH regenerated s-1 mg of hydrogenase-1 (i.e., 0.028 ± 0.002 U mg-1, TOF: 2.1 ± 0.2 min-1), meaning up to 74 mg of NADPH and 1.23 mg of NADH produced per hour by a system involving 1 mg of CbA5H. The TOF is comparable with similar systems based on hydrogen as regenerating molecule for NADPH, but the system is first of its kind as for the [FeFe]-hydrogenase and the non-physiological partners used. As a proof of concept a cascade reaction involving CbA5H, BMR and a mutant BVMO from Acinetobacter radioresistens able to oxidize indole is presented. The data show how the cascade can be exploited for indigo production and multiple reaction cycles can be sustained using the regenerated NADPH.
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- Francisco Gasteazoro
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- CICATA Unidad Morelos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico D. F., Mexico
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Shaarawy HH, Hussein HS, Attia A, Hawash SI. Green hydrogen generation in alkaline solution using electrodeposited Ni-Co-nano-graphene thin film cathode. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:28719-28733. [PMID: 38558346 PMCID: PMC11058589 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32948-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Green hydrogen generation technologies are currently the most pressing worldwide issues, offering promising alternatives to existing fossil fuels that endanger the globe with growing global warming. The current research focuses on the creation of green hydrogen in alkaline electrolytes utilizing a Ni-Co-nano-graphene thin film cathode with a low overvoltage. The recommended conditions for creating the target cathode were studied by electrodepositing a thin Ni-Co-nano-graphene film in a glycinate bath over an iron surface coated with a thin copper interlayer. Using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping analysis, the obtained electrode is physically and chemically characterized. These tests confirm that Ni, Co, and nano-graphene are homogeneously dispersed, resulting in a lower electrolysis voltage in green hydrogen generation. Tafel plots obtained to analyze electrode stability revealed that the Ni-Co-nano-graphene cathode was directed to the noble direction, with the lowest corrosion rate. The Ni-Co-nano-graphene generated was used to generate green hydrogen in a 25% KOH solution. For the production of 1 kg of green hydrogen utilizing Ni-Co-nano-graphene electrode, the electrolysis efficiency was 95.6% with a power consumption of 52 kwt h-1, whereas it was 56.212. kwt h-1 for pure nickel thin film cathode and 54. kwt h-1 for nickel cobalt thin film cathode, respectively.
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- Hassan H Shaarawy
- Chemical Engineering & Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering & Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Research Institute of Advanced Materials Technology and Mineral Resources, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering & Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt
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Filandr F, Sarpe V, Raval S, Crowder DA, Khan MF, Douglas P, Coales S, Viner R, Syed A, Tainer JA, Lees-Miller SP, Schriemer DC. Automating data analysis for hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry using data-independent acquisition methodology. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2200. [PMID: 38467655 PMCID: PMC10928179 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46610-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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We present a hydrogen/deuterium exchange workflow coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HX-MS2) that supports the acquisition of peptide fragment ions alongside their peptide precursors. The approach enables true auto-curation of HX data by mining a rich set of deuterated fragments, generated by collisional-induced dissociation (CID), to simultaneously confirm the peptide ID and authenticate MS1-based deuteration calculations. The high redundancy provided by the fragments supports a confidence assessment of deuterium calculations using a combinatorial strategy. The approach requires data-independent acquisition (DIA) methods that are available on most MS platforms, making the switch to HX-MS2 straightforward. Importantly, we find that HX-DIA enables a proteomics-grade approach and wide-spread applications. Considerable time is saved through auto-curation and complex samples can now be characterized and at higher throughput. We illustrate these advantages in a drug binding analysis of the ultra-large protein kinase DNA-PKcs, isolated directly from mammalian cells.
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- Frantisek Filandr
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Trajan Scientific & Medical - Raleigh, Morrisville, NC, USA
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, CA, USA
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- Division of Radiation and Genome Instability, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Beraldo CHM, Versteg A, Spinelli A, Scharnagl N, da Conceição TF. Anticorrosive properties of chitosan-derivatives coatings on Mg AZ31 alloy in Hank's Balanced Salt Solution. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129390. [PMID: 38218288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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This study describes the preparation of chitosan-derivatives coatings on AZ31 Mg alloy for corrosion protection in Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS). The derivatives were prepared by reacting chitosan with natural aldehydes (vanillin, benzaldehyde and cinnamaldehyde) and the coatings were characterized by means of water contact angle, scanning electron microscopy and swelling essays. The corrosion behavior of the samples was investigated using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and hydrogen evolution essays. All derivatives present superior corrosion protection than neat chitosan and the best performance is observed for the vanillin derivative with the highest modification degree, which present hydrogen evolution rate of 0.05 mL cm-2 day-1, below the tolerance limit for biomedical application, and |Z|max in the order of 104.6 Ω cm2 even after 14 days of exposure to the corrosive solution.
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88040-900, Brazil.
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88040-900, Brazil.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH, Institute of Surface Science, Geesthacht 21502, Germany.
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- Materials Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88040-900, Brazil; Chemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88040-900, Brazil.
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Iost RM, Venkatkarthick R, Nascimento SQ, Lima FHB, Crespilho FN. Hydrogen bioelectrogeneration with pH-resilient and oxygen-tolerant cobalt apoenzyme-saccharide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2509-2511. [PMID: 38333929 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc06185j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Hydrogenases are enzymes that catalyze the reversible conversion of protons to hydrogen gas, using earth-abundant metals such as nickel and/or iron. This characteristic makes them promising for sustainable energy applications, particularly in clean hydrogen production. However, their widespread use faces challenges, including a limited pH range and susceptibility to oxygen. In response to these issues, SacCoMyo is introduced as an artificial enzyme. SacCoMyo is designed by replacing the native metal in the myoglobin (Myo) scaffold with a hydroxocobalamin (Co) porphyrin core and complemented by a protective heteropolysaccharide-linked (Sac) shell. This engineered protein proves to be resilient, maintaining robust functionality even in acidic environments and preventing denaturation in a pH 1 electrolyte. The cobalt porphyrin core of SacCoMyo reduces the activation overpotential for hydrogen generation. A high turnover frequency of about 2400 H2 s-1 is demonstrated in the presence of molecular oxygen, showcasing its potential in biohydrogen production and its ability to overcome the limitations associated with natural hydrogenases.
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- Rodrigo M Iost
- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil.
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil.
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil.
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil.
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Brocks C, Das CK, Duan J, Yadav S, Apfel UP, Ghosh S, Hofmann E, Winkler M, Engelbrecht V, Schäfer LV, Happe T. A Dynamic Water Channel Affects O 2 Stability in [FeFe]-Hydrogenases. ChemSusChem 2024; 17:e202301365. [PMID: 37830175 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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[FeFe]-hydrogenases are capable of reducing protons at a high rate. However, molecular oxygen (O2 ) induces the degradation of their catalytic cofactor, the H-cluster, which consists of a cubane [4Fe4S] subcluster (4FeH ) and a unique diiron moiety (2FeH ). Previous attempts to prevent O2 -induced damage have focused on enhancing the protein's sieving effect for O2 by blocking the hydrophobic gas channels that connect the protein surface and the 2FeH . In this study, we aimed to block an O2 diffusion pathway and shield 4FeH instead. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations identified a novel water channel (WH ) surrounding the H-cluster. As this hydrophilic path may be accessible for O2 molecules we applied site-directed mutagenesis targeting amino acids along WH in proximity to 4FeH to block O2 diffusion. Protein film electrochemistry experiments demonstrate increased O2 stabilities for variants G302S and S357T, and MD simulations based on high-resolution crystal structures confirmed an enhanced local sieving effect for O2 in the environment of the 4FeH in both cases. The results strongly suggest that, in wild type proteins, O2 diffuses from the 4FeH to the 2FeH . These results reveal new strategies for improving the O2 stability of [FeFe]-hydrogenases by focusing on the O2 diffusion network near the active site.
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- Claudia Brocks
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, X-ray structure analysis of proteins, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Electrobiotechnology, TUM Campus Straubing, Schulgasse 22, Straubing, 94315, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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Choi Y, Kim D, Choi H, Cha J, Baek G, Lee C. Comparative study of exoelectrogenic utilization preferences and hydrogen conversion among major fermentation products in microbial electrolysis cells. Bioresour Technol 2024; 393:130032. [PMID: 38013038 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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This study comparatively investigated the exoelectrogenic utilization and hydrogen conversion of major dark fermentation products (acetate, propionate, butyrate, lactate, and ethanol) from organic wastes in dual-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) alongside their mixture as a simulated dark fermentation effluent (DFE). Acetate-fed MECs showed the highest hydrogen yield (1,465 mL/g chemical oxygen demand), near the theoretical maximum yield, with the highest coulombic efficiency (105%) and maximum current density (7.9 A/m2), followed by lactate-fed, propionate-fed, butyrate-fed, mixture-fed, and ethanol-fed MECs. Meanwhile, the highest hydrogen production rate (514 mL/L anolyte∙d) was observed in ethanol-fed MECs despite their lower coulombic efficiency. Butyrate was the least favored substrate, followed by propionate, leading to significantly delayed startup and reaction. The active anodic microbial community structure varied considerably among the MECs utilizing different substrates, particularly between Geobacter and Acetobacterium dominance. The results highlight the substantial effect of the DFE composition on its utilization and current-producing bioanode development.
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- Yunjeong Choi
- Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; Gwangju Clean Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Chimarro-Contreras A, Lopez-Revelo Y, Cardenas-Gamboa J, Terencio T. Insights into the Effect of Charges on Hydrogen Bonds. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1613. [PMID: 38338892 PMCID: PMC10855186 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Previous computational and experimental studies showed that charges located at the surroundings of hydrogen bonds can exert two opposite effects on them: rupture or strengthening of the hydrogen bond. This work aims to generalize the effect of charges in different hydrogen-bonded systems and to propose a coherent explanation of this effect. For these purposes, 19 systems with intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds were studied computationally with DFT. The FT-IR spectra of the systems were simulated, and two energy components of the hydrogen bond were studied separately to determine their variation upon the presence of a charge: charge transfer and molecular overlap. It was determined that either the breaking or strengthening of the hydrogen bond can be favored one over the other, for instance, depending on the heteroatom involved in the hydrogen bond. In addition, it is showed that the strengthening of the hydrogen bond by the presence of a charge is directly related to the decrease in charge transfer between the monomers, which is explained by an increase in molecular overlapping, suggesting a more covalent character of the interaction. The understanding of how hydrogen bonds are affected by charges is important, as it is a key towards a strategy to manipulate hydrogen bonds at convenience.
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- Andrea Chimarro-Contreras
- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador; (A.C.-C.); (J.C.-G.)
- CATS Research Group, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador;
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador; (A.C.-C.); (J.C.-G.)
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador; (A.C.-C.); (J.C.-G.)
- CATS Research Group, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui 100115, Ecuador
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Huang S, Li J, Lin Y, Tong L, Zhong N, Huang A, Ma X, Huang S, Yi W, Shen Y, Chen G, Ouyang G. Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Nanotrap Enabling the Interfacial Activation of Hosted Enzymes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1967-1976. [PMID: 38131319 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Engineering nanotraps to immobilize fragile enzymes provides new insights into designing stable and sustainable biocatalysts. However, the trade-off between activity and stability remains a long-standing challenge due to the inevitable diffusion barrier set up by nanocarriers. Herein, we report a synergetic interfacial activation strategy by virtue of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular encapsulation. The pore wall of the nanotrap, in which the enzyme is encapsulated, is modified with methyl struts in an atomically precise position. This well-designed supramolecular pore results in a synergism of hydrogen-bonded and hydrophobic interactions with the hosted enzyme, and it can modulate the catalytic center of the enzyme into a favorable configuration with high substrate accessibility and binding capability, which shows up to a 4.4-fold reaction rate and 4.9-fold conversion enhancements compared to free enzymes. This work sheds new light on the interfacial activation of enzymes using supramolecular engineering and also showcases the feasibility of interfacial assembly to access hierarchical biocatalysts featuring high activity and stability simultaneously.
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- Siming Huang
- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, the NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, the NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Cryo-EM Center, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Instrumental Analysis and Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, the NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Fasano A, Baffert C, Schumann C, Berggren G, Birrell JA, Fourmond V, Léger C. Kinetic Modeling of the Reversible or Irreversible Electrochemical Responses of FeFe-Hydrogenases. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1455-1466. [PMID: 38166210 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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The enzyme FeFe-hydrogenase catalyzes H2 evolution and oxidation at an active site that consists of a [4Fe-4S] cluster bridged to a [Fe2(CO)3(CN)2(azadithiolate)] subsite. Previous investigations of its mechanism were mostly conducted on a few "prototypical" FeFe-hydrogenases, such as that from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii(Cr HydA1), but atypical hydrogenases have recently been characterized in an effort to explore the diversity of this class of enzymes. We aim at understanding why prototypical hydrogenases are active in either direction of the reaction in response to a small deviation from equilibrium, whereas the homologous enzyme from Thermoanaerobacter mathranii (Tam HydS) shows activity only under conditions of very high driving force, a behavior that was referred to as "irreversible catalysis". We follow up on previous spectroscopic studies and recent developments in the kinetic modeling of bidirectional reactions to investigate and compare the catalytic cycles of Cr HydA1 and Tam HydS under conditions of direct electron transfer with an electrode. We compare the hypothetical catalytic cycles described in the literature, and we show that the observed changes in catalytic activity as a function of potential, pH, and H2 concentration can be explained with the assumption that the same catalytic mechanism applies. This helps us identify which variations in properties of the catalytic intermediates give rise to the distinct "reversible" or "irreversible" catalytic behaviors.
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- Andrea Fasano
- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines. CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, UMR, 7281 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines. CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, UMR, 7281 Marseille, France
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, U.K
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines. CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, UMR, 7281 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines. CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, UMR, 7281 Marseille, France
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Pan X, Lenka S, Davis J, Nagapudi K, Mantik P, Saggu M, Dai L, Cadang L, Zhang HM, Zhang J, Izadi S, Yang F, Wei B. Probing the Protein-Excipient Interaction in the Orally Delivered Protein by Solid-State Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics. Anal Chem 2024; 96:802-809. [PMID: 38155586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The oral administration of protein therapeutics in solid dosage form is gaining popularity due to its benefits, such as improved medication adherence, convenience, and ease of use for patients compared to traditional parental delivery. However, formulating oral biologics presents challenges related to pH barriers, enzymatic breakdown, and poor bioavailability. Therefore, understanding the interaction between excipients and protein therapeutics in the solid state is crucial for formulation development. In this Letter, we present a case study focused on investigating the role of excipients in protein aggregation during the production of a solid dosage form of a single variable domain on a heavy chain (VHH) protein. We employed solid-state hydrogen-deuterium exchange coupled with mass spectrometry (ssHDX-MS) at both intact protein and peptide levels to assess differences in protein-excipient interactions between two formulations. ssHDX-MS analysis revealed that one formulation effectively prevents protein aggregation during compaction by blocking β-sheets across the VHH protein, thereby preventing β-sheet-β-sheet interactions. Spatial aggregation propensity (SAP) mapping and cosolvent simulation from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation further validated the protein-excipient interaction sites identified through ssHDX-MS. Additionally, the MD simulation demonstrated that the interaction between the VHH protein and excipients involves hydrophilic interactions and/or hydrogen bonding. This novel approach holds significant potential for understanding protein-excipient interactions in the solid state and can guide the formulation and process development of orally delivered protein dosage forms, ultimately enhancing their efficacy and stability.
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- Xiao Pan
- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutical Science, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Li A, Han H, Zheng K, Zhu M, Xu K, Xu J, Jiang L, Wang Y, Su S, Hu S, Xiang J. Sludge pyrolysis integrated biomass gasification to promote syngas: Comparison of different biomass. Sci Total Environ 2024; 908:168278. [PMID: 37926253 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The sludge pyrolysis and biomass gasification (SPBG) integrated process has been demonstrated to promote hydrogen-rich gas generation from the two solid waste materials by interaction, however, the effect of biomass species is unclear. Six agriculture and forestry biomass were chosen to participate SPBG in the current study to monitor the roles of biomass on product evolution. The results revealed that SPBG has promoted the syngas for all the biomass samples with the gas yields increased by 10.30 %-38.90 %, while the H2 yields increased by 17.31 %-81.40 %. By statistical analysis, it can be concluded that H2 was mainly derived from the gasification reaction of the biomass char and water in the sludge volatile, followed by the cracking of tar, while H elements released from biomass were mainly transformed into CH4 and C2Hy. The syngas composition verified a lot for SPBG experiments with different biomasses. Cellulose intensifies the production of CO through CO bonds cracking on char, while hemicellulose intensifies the production of CH4 through tar polymerization. Therefore, biomass with higher concentrations of cellulose and hemicellulose exhibited improved performance in gas production.
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- Aishu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Honda Y, Yuki R, Hamakawa R, Fujii H. Photo-Electro-Biochemical H 2 Production Using the Carbon Material-Based Cathode Combined with Genetically Engineered Escherichia coli Whole-Cell Biocatalysis. ChemSusChem 2024; 17:e202300958. [PMID: 37707171 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Abio/bio hybrids, which incorporate biocatalysts that promote efficient and selective material conversions under mild conditions into existing catalytic reactions, have attracted considerable attention for developing new catalytic systems. This study constructed a H2 -forming biocathode based on a carbon material combined with whole-cell biocatalysis of genetically-engineered-hydrogenase-overproducing Escherichia coli for the photoelectrochemical water splitting for clean H2 production. Low-cost and abundant carbon materials are generally not suitable for H2 -forming cathode due to their high overpotential for proton reduction; however, the combination of the reduction of an organic electron mediator on the carbon electrode and the H2 formation with the reduced mediator by the redox enzyme hydrogenase provides a H2 -forming cathodic reaction comparable to that of the noble metal electrode. The present study demonstrates that the recombinant E. coli whole cell can be employed as a part of the H2 -forming biocathode system, and the biocathode system wired with TiO2 photoanode can be a photoelectrochemical water-splitting system without external voltage assistance under natural pH. The findings of this study expand the feasibility of applications of whole-cell biocatalysis and contribute to obtaining solar-to-chemical conversions by abio/bio hybrid systems, especially for low-cost, noble-metal-free, and clean H2 production.
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- Yuki Honda
- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University Kitauoyanishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University Kitauoyanishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University Kitauoyanishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University Kitauoyanishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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Tahara M, Kawakami T, Ikarashi Y. GC-MS Analysis of Primary Aromatic Amines Originated From Azo Dyes in Commercial Textile or Leather Products Using Helium Alternative Carrier Gases. J AOAC Int 2024; 107:61-68. [PMID: 37769235 DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsad116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, due to the global shortage of helium gas, the development of gas chromatography (GC) analytical methods using alternatives to helium carrier gases is necessary. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the applicability of hydrogen and nitrogen as alternative carrier gases using the test method for azo compounds in the Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances of Japan. METHOD The gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS) analytical method using hydrogen and nitrogen as alternative carrier gases was compared with a method using helium for 26 primary aromatic amines (PAAs) originated from azo dyes. RESULTS When hydrogen and nitrogen were used as carrier gases under the same conditions used during analysis using helium (same column, gas flow rate, oven temperature conditions, etc.), sufficient peak separation of 26 PAAs was obtained. The sensitivities of the methods using helium and hydrogen were comparable, whereas the sensitivity was lower when nitrogen was used, with the detection limits ranging from 1/220 to 1/25. However, all carrier gases achieved quantification at concentrations below the standard value (30 μg/g) of the Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances, and the results were in agreement with the standard value for the target product. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that hydrogen or nitrogen can be used as alternative carrier gases to helium for GC-MS analysis of azo compounds producing specific aromatic amines. HIGHLIGHTS Using hydrogen or nitrogen as an alternative carrier gas to helium, azo compounds could be quantified with excellent accuracy.
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- Maiko Tahara
- National Institute of Health Sciences, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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Kanda H, Okabe A, Harada S, Nemoto T. Systematic Studies of Functional Group Tolerance and Chemoselectivity in Carbene-Mediated Intramolecular Cyclopropanation and Intermolecular C-H Functionalization. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2024; 72:313-318. [PMID: 38494725 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c24-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Generating reliable data on functional group compatibility and chemoselectivity is essential for evaluating the practicality of chemical reactions and predicting retrosynthetic routes. In this context, we performed systematic studies using a functional group evaluation kit including 26 kinds of additives to assess the functional group tolerance of carbene-mediated reactions. Our findings revealed that some intermolecular heteroatom-hydrogen insertion reactions proceed faster than intramolecular cyclopropanation reactions. Lewis basic functionalities inhibited rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization of indoles. While performing these studies, we observed an unexpected C-H functionalization of a 1-naphthol variant used as an additive.
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- Haruki Kanda
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
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Degliesposti G. Probing Protein Complexes Composition, Stoichiometry, and Interactions by Peptide-Based Mass Spectrometry. Adv Exp Med Biol 2024; 3234:41-57. [PMID: 38507199 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52193-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The characterization of a protein complex by mass spectrometry can be conducted at different levels. Initial steps regard the qualitative composition of the complex and subunit identification. After that, quantitative information such as stoichiometric ratios and copy numbers for each subunit in a complex or super-complex is acquired. Peptide-based LC-MS/MS offers a wide number of methods and protocols for the characterization of protein complexes. This chapter concentrates on the applications of peptide-based LC-MS/MS for the qualitative, quantitative, and structural characterization of protein complexes focusing on subunit identification, determination of stoichiometric ratio and number of subunits per complex as well as on cross-linking mass spectrometry and hydrogen/deuterium exchange as methods for the structural investigation of the biological assemblies.
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Fonseca S, Dos Santos NSS, Torres A, Siqueira M, da Cunha A, Manzoni V, Provasi PF, Gester R, Canuto S. Role of the Solvent and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds in the Antioxidative Mechanism of Prenylisoflavone from Leaves of Vatairea guianensis. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:10807-10816. [PMID: 38108191 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c05725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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This work discusses the electron structure, antioxidative properties, and solvent contribution of two new antioxidant molecules discovered, named S10 and S11, extracted from a medicinal plant called Vatairea guianensis, found in the Amazon rain-forest. To gain a better understanding, a study using density functional theory coupled with the polarizable-continuum model and the standard 6-311++G(d,p) basis set was conducted. The results indicate that S10 has a higher antioxidant potential than S11, confirming the experimental expectations. In the gas phase, the hydrogen atom transfer route dominates the hydrogen scavenging procedure. However, in the water solvents, the antioxidant mechanism prefers the sequential proton loss electron transfer mechanism. Furthermore, the solvent plays a fundamental role in the antioxidant mechanism. The formation of an intramolecular OH···OCH3 hydrogen bond is crucial for accurately describing the hydrogen scavenging phenomenon, better aligning with the experimental data. The results suggest that the two isoflavones investigated are promising for the pharmacologic and food industries.
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- Sávio Fonseca
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, Pará 68507-590, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, Pará 68507-590, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, São Paulo, São Paulo 05588-090, Brazil
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- Curso de Física, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Ramal da UNIFAP, Macapá, Amapá 68903-329, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, UFMA, Campus, Balsas, Maranhão CEP 65800-000, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas 57072-970, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, IMIT, Northeastern University, CONICET, AV. Libertad 5500, Corrientes W3404 AAS, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, São Paulo, São Paulo 05588-090, Brazil
- Faculdade de Física, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, Pará 68507-590, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, São Paulo, São Paulo 05588-090, Brazil
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Costa GJ, Egbemhenghe A, Liang R. Computational Characterization of the Reactivity of Compound I in Unspecific Peroxygenases. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:10987-10999. [PMID: 38096487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are emerging as promising biocatalysts for selective oxyfunctionalization of unactivated C-H bonds. However, their potential in large-scale synthesis is currently constrained by suboptimal chemical selectivity. Improving the selectivity of UPOs requires a deep understanding of the molecular basis of their catalysis. Recent molecular simulations have sought to unravel UPO's selectivity and inform their design principles. However, most of these studies focused on substrate-binding poses. Few researchers have investigated how the reactivity of CpdI, the principal oxidizing intermediate in the catalytic cycle, influences selectivity in a realistic protein environment. Moreover, the influence of protein electrostatics on the reaction kinetics of CpdI has also been largely overlooked. To bridge this gap, we used multiscale simulations to interpret the regio- and enantioselective hydroxylation of the n-heptane substrate catalyzed by Agrocybe aegerita UPO (AaeUPO). We comprehensively characterized the energetics and kinetics of the hydrogen atom-transfer (HAT) step, initiated by CpdI, and the subsequent oxygen rebound step forming the product. Notably, our approach involved both free energy and potential energy evaluations in a quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) setting, mitigating the dependence of results on the choice of initial conditions. These calculations illuminate the thermodynamics and kinetics of the HAT and oxygen rebound steps. Our findings highlight that both the conformational selection and the distinct chemical reactivity of different substrate hydrogen atoms together dictate the regio- and enantio-selectivity. Building on our previous study of CpdI's formation in AaeUPO, our results indicate that the HAT step is the rate-limiting step in the overall catalytic cycle. The subsequent oxygen rebound step is swift and retains the selectivity determined by the HAT step. We also pinpointed several polar and charged amino acid residues whose electrostatic potentials considerably influence the reaction barrier of the HAT step. Notably, the Glu196 residue is pivotal for both the CpdI's formation and participation in the HAT step. Our research offers in-depth insights into the catalytic cycle of AaeUPO, which will be instrumental in the rational design of UPOs with enhanced properties.
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- Gustavo J Costa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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Song X, Bai S, Li Y, Yi T, Long X, Pu Q, Dang T, Ma M, Ren Q, Qin X. Expedient and divergent synthesis of unnatural peptides through cobalt-catalyzed diastereoselective umpolung hydrogenation. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadk4950. [PMID: 38117889 PMCID: PMC10732522 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk4950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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The development of a reliable method for asymmetric synthesis of unnatural peptides is highly desirable and particularly challenging. In this study, we present a versatile and efficient approach that uses cobalt-catalyzed diastereoselective umpolung hydrogenation to access noncanonical aryl alanine peptides. This protocol demonstrates good tolerance toward various functional groups, amino acid sequences, and peptide lengths. Moreover, the versatility of this reaction is illustrated by its successful application in the late-stage functionalization and formal synthesis of various representative chiral natural products and pharmaceutical scaffolds. This strategy eliminates the need for synthesizing chiral noncanonical aryl alanines before peptide formation, and the hydrogenation reaction does not result in racemization or epimerization. The underlying mechanism was extensively explored through deuterium labeling, control experiments, HRMS identification, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, which supported a reasonable CoI/CoIII catalytic cycle. Notably, acetic acid and methanol serve as safe and cost-effective hydrogen sources, while indium powder acts as the terminal electron source.
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- Xinjian Song
- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, No. 94 Wei Jin Road, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Monroy-Cárdenas M, Gavín JA, Araya-Maturana R. Assessment of the Long-Range NMR C,H Coupling of a Series of Carbazolequinone Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17450. [PMID: 38139280 PMCID: PMC10744212 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Synthesis, the complete 1H- and 13C-NMR assignments, and the long-range C,H coupling constants (nJC,H) of some hydrogen-deficient carbazolequinones, assessed by a J-HMBC experiment, are reported. In these molecules, the protons, used as entry points for assignments, are separated by several bonds with non-protonated atom carbons. Therefore, the use of long-range NMR experiments for the assignment of the spectra is mandatory; we used HSQC and HMBC. On the other hand, the measured heteronuclear (C,H) coupling constants 2J to 5J) allow us to choose the value of the long-range delay used in the HMBC experiment less arbitrarily in order to visualize a desired correlation in the spectrum. The chemical shifts and the coupling constant values can be used as input for assignments in related chemical structures.
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- Matías Monroy-Cárdenas
- Interdisciplinary Group on Mitochondrial Targeting and Bioenergetics (MIBI), Talca 3480094, Chile;
- Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3480094, Chile
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- Instituto Universitario de Bioorgánica “Antonio González” Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Group on Mitochondrial Targeting and Bioenergetics (MIBI), Talca 3480094, Chile;
- Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3480094, Chile
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Largy E, Ranz M, Gabelica V. A General Framework to Interpret Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Native Mass Spectrometry of G-Quadruplex DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26843-26857. [PMID: 38044563 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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G-quadruplexes (G4s) are secondary structures formed by guanine-rich oligonucleotides involved in various biological processes. However, characterizing G4s is challenging, because of their structural polymorphism. Here, we establish how hydrogen-deuterium exchange native mass spectrometry (HDX/MS) can help to characterize the G4 structures and dynamics in solution. We correlated the time range of G4 exchange to the number of guanines involved in the inner and outer tetrads. We also established relationships among exchange rates, numbers of tetrads and bound cations, and stability. The use of HDX/native MS allows for the determination of tetrads formed and assessment of G4 stability at a constant temperature. A key finding is that stable G4s exchange through local fluctuations (EX2 exchange), whereas less stable G4s also undergo exchange through partial or complete unfolding (EX1 exchange). Deconvolution of the bimodal isotope distributions resulting from EX1 exchange provides valuable insight into the kinetics of folding and unfolding processes and allows one to detect and characterize transiently unfolded intermediates, even if scarcely populated. HDX/native MS thus represents a powerful tool for a more comprehensive exploration of the folding landscapes of G4s.
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- Eric Largy
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Petriev I, Pushankina P, Andreev G, Ivanin S, Dzhimak S. High-Performance Hydrogen-Selective Pd-Ag Membranes Modified with Pd-Pt Nanoparticles for Use in Steam Reforming Membrane Reactors. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17403. [PMID: 38139232 PMCID: PMC10744327 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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A unique method for synthesizing a surface modifier for metallic hydrogen permeable membranes based on non-classic bimetallic pentagonally structured Pd-Pt nanoparticles was developed. It was found that nanoparticles had unique hollow structures. This significantly reduced the cost of their production due to the economical use of metal. According to the results of electrochemical studies, a synthesized bimetallic Pd-Pt/Pd-Ag modifier showed excellent catalytic activity (up to 60.72 mA cm-2), long-term stability, and resistance to COads poisoning in the alkaline oxidation reaction of methanol. The membrane with the pentagonally structured Pd-Pt/Pd-Ag modifier showed the highest hydrogen permeation flux density, up to 27.3 mmol s-1 m-2. The obtained hydrogen flux density was two times higher than that for membranes with a classic Pdblack/Pd-Ag modifier and an order of magnitude higher than that for an unmodified membrane. Since the rate of transcrystalline hydrogen transfer through a membrane increased, while the speed of transfer through defects remained unchanged, a one and a half times rise in selectivity of the developed Pd-Pt/Pd-Ag membranes was recorded, and it amounted to 3514. The achieved results were due to both the synergistic effect of the combination of Pd and Pt metals in the modifier composition and the large number of available catalytically active centers, which were present as a result of non-classic morphology with high-index facets. The specific faceting, defect structure, and unusual properties provide great opportunities for the application of nanoparticles in the areas of membrane reactors, electrocatalysis, and the petrochemical and hydrogen industries.
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- Iliya Petriev
- Department of Physics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar 350040, Russia (S.I.)
- Laboratory of Problems of Stable Isotope Spreading in Living Systems, Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar 350040, Russia (S.I.)
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- Department of Physics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar 350040, Russia (S.I.)
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- Department of Physics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar 350040, Russia (S.I.)
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- Department of Physics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar 350040, Russia (S.I.)
- Laboratory of Problems of Stable Isotope Spreading in Living Systems, Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
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Alavi G, Engelbrecht V, Hemschemeier A, Happe T. The Alga Uronema belkae Has Two Structural Types of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Different Biochemical Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17311. [PMID: 38139142 PMCID: PMC10744039 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Several species of microalgae can convert light energy into molecular hydrogen (H2) by employing enzymes of early phylogenetic origin, [FeFe]-hydrogenases, coupled to the photosynthetic electron transport chain. Bacterial [FeFe]-hydrogenases consist of a conserved domain that harbors the active site cofactor, the H-domain, and an additional domain that binds electron-conducting FeS clusters, the F-domain. In contrast, most algal hydrogenases characterized so far have a structurally reduced, so-termed M1-type architecture, which consists only of the H-domain that interacts directly with photosynthetic ferredoxin PetF as an electron donor. To date, only a few algal species are known to contain bacterial-type [FeFe]-hydrogenases, and no M1-type enzymes have been identified in these species. Here, we show that the chlorophycean alga Uronema belkae possesses both bacterial-type and algal-type [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Both hydrogenase genes are transcribed, and the cells produce H2 under hypoxic conditions. The biochemical analyses show that the two enzymes show features typical for each of the two [FeFe]-hydrogenase types. Most notable in the physiological context is that the bacterial-type hydrogenase does not interact with PetF proteins, suggesting that the two enzymes are integrated differently into the alga's metabolism.
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; (G.A.); (V.E.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Photobiotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; (G.A.); (V.E.)
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