In Vivo EPR Characterization of Semi‐Synthetic (FeFe) Hydrogenases

Abstract: EPR spectroscopy reveals the formation of two different semi‐synthetic hydrogenases in vivo. [FeFe] hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that catalyze the interconversion of molecular hydrogen and protons. The reaction is catalyzed by the H‐cluster, consisting of a canonical iron–sulfur cluster and an organometallic [2Fe] subsite. It was recently shown that the enzyme can be reconstituted with synthetic cofactors mimicking the composition of the [2Fe] subsite, resulting in semi‐synthetic hydrogenases. Herein, we employ EPR spectroscopy to monitor the formation of two such semi‐synthetic enzymes in whole cells. The study provides the first spectroscopic characterization of semi‐synthetic hydrogenases in vivo, and the observation of two different oxidized states of the H‐cluster under intracellular conditions. Moreover, these findings underscore how synthetic chemistry can be a powerful tool for manipulation and examination of the hydrogenase enzyme under in vivo conditions.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
In Vivo EPR Characterization of Semi‐Synthetic (FeFe) Hydrogenases ; volume:130 ; number:10 ; year:2018 ; pages:2626-2629 ; extent:4
Angewandte Chemie ; 130, Heft 10 (2018), 2626-2629 (gesamt 4)

Creator
Mészáros, Lívia S.
Németh, Brigitta
Esmieu, Charlène
Ceccaldi, Pierre
Berggren, Gustav

DOI
10.1002/ange.201710740
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022090819192657644214
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  • Mészáros, Lívia S.
  • Németh, Brigitta
  • Esmieu, Charlène
  • Ceccaldi, Pierre
  • Berggren, Gustav

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