Fully identified: The pathway of protons
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 22:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The question how certain algal enzymes accomplish the high proton transfer rate for hydrogen production had in the past been subject to speculation. Researchers traced the pathway of protons all the way into the active center of [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Their findings might enable scientists to create stable chemical reproductions of such efficient, yet fragile biocatalysts.