Highway to hydrogenase: A new way to obtain the hydrogenase cofactor azadithiolate
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 14:01
in Physics & Chemistry
To obtain hydrogen as an energy-rich and environmentally "clean" fuel by an inexpensive, simple method without using expensive metal catalysts preoccupies scientists around the world. Hydrogenases, enzymes employed by organisms to yield hydrogen under anaerobic conditions, are being studied intensively as alternative systems. A very popular research strategy is to build enzyme models that can then be modified to bring them closer to the ultimate goal of functioning even in the presence of some oxygen and not being impeded, or poisoned, by the hydrogen gas produced.