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Deng Y, Wang JX, Ghosh B, Lu Y. Enzymatic CO 2 reduction catalyzed by natural and artificial Metalloenzymes. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 259:112669. [PMID: 39059175 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
The continuously increasing level of atmospheric CO2 in the atmosphere has led to global warming. Converting CO2 into other carbon compounds could mitigate its atmospheric levels and produce valuable products, as CO2 also serves as a plentiful and inexpensive carbon feedstock. However, the inert nature of CO2 poses a major challenge for its reduction. To meet the challenge, nature has evolved metalloenzymes using transition metal ions like Fe, Ni, Mo, and W, as well as electron-transfer partners for their functions. Mimicking these enzymes, artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) have been designed using alternative protein scaffolds and various metallocofactors like Ni, Co, Re, Rh, and FeS clusters. Both the catalytic efficiency and the scope of CO2-reduction product of these ArMs have been improved over the past decade. This review first focuses on the natural metalloenzymes that directly reduce CO2 by discussing their structures and active sites, as well as the proposed reaction mechanisms. It then introduces the common strategies for electrochemical, photochemical, or photoelectrochemical utilization of these native enzymes for CO2 reduction and highlights the most recent advancements from the past five years. We also summarize principles of protein design for bio-inspired ArMs, comparing them with native enzymatic systems and outlining challenges and opportunities in enzymatic CO2 reduction.
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- Yunling Deng
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America.
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Schmider T, Hestnes AG, Brzykcy J, Schmidt H, Schintlmeister A, Roller BRK, Teran EJ, Söllinger A, Schmidt O, Polz MF, Richter A, Svenning MM, Tveit AT. Physiological basis for atmospheric methane oxidation and methanotrophic growth on air. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4151. [PMID: 38755154 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48197-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Atmospheric methane oxidizing bacteria (atmMOB) constitute the sole biological sink for atmospheric methane. Still, the physiological basis allowing atmMOB to grow on air is not well understood. Here we assess the ability and strategies of seven methanotrophic species to grow with air as sole energy, carbon, and nitrogen source. Four species, including three outside the canonical atmMOB group USCα, enduringly oxidized atmospheric methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen during 12 months of growth on air. These four species exhibited distinct substrate preferences implying the existence of multiple metabolic strategies to grow on air. The estimated energy yields of the atmMOB were substantially lower than previously assumed necessary for cellular maintenance in atmMOB and other aerobic microorganisms. Moreover, the atmMOB also covered their nitrogen requirements from air. During growth on air, the atmMOB decreased investments in biosynthesis while increasing investments in trace gas oxidation. Furthermore, we confirm that a high apparent specific affinity for methane is a key characteristic of atmMOB. Our work shows that atmMOB grow on the trace concentrations of methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen present in air and outlines the metabolic strategies that enable atmMOB to mitigate greenhouse gases.
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- Tilman Schmider
- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Geomicrobiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CIFICEN-UNCPBA-CONICET-CICPBA), Pinto, 399, Tandil (7000), Argentina
- Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Instituto de Física Arroyo Seco (IFAS), Pinto, 399, Tandil (7000), Argentina
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, University of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
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Xue Y, Ji X, Li Z, Ma F, Jiang J, Huang Y. NADH-dependent formate dehydrogenase mutants for efficient carbon dioxide fixation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130027. [PMID: 37977496 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Bioconversion of CO2 to high-valuable products is a globally pursued sustainable technology for carbon neutrality. However, low CO2 activation with formate dehydrogenase (FDH) remains a major challenge for further upcycling due to the poor CO2 affinity, reduction activity and stability of currently used FDHs. Here, we present two recombined mutants, ΔFDHPa48 and ΔFDHPa4814, which exhibit high CO2 reduction activity and antioxidative activity. Compared to FDHPa, the reduction activity of ΔFDHPa48 was increased up to 743 % and the yield in the reduction of CO2 to methanol was increased by 3.16-fold. Molecular dynamics identified that increasing the width of the substrate pocket of ΔFDHPa48 could improve the enzyme reduction activity. Meanwhile, the enhanced rigidity of C-terminal residues effectively protected the active center. These results fundamentally advanced our understanding of the CO2 activation process and efficient FDH for enzymatic CO2 activation and conversion.
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- Yaju Xue
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Langfang Technological Centre of Green Industry, Hebei 065001, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Medical Enzyme Engineering Center, CAS Key Lab of Bio-Medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangsu 215163, China
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- Medical Enzyme Engineering Center, CAS Key Lab of Bio-Medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangsu 215163, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Langfang Technological Centre of Green Industry, Hebei 065001, China.
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Harmer JR, Hakopian S, Niks D, Hille R, Bernhardt PV. Redox Characterization of the Complex Molybdenum Enzyme Formate Dehydrogenase from Cupriavidus necator. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:25850-25863. [PMID: 37967365 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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The oxygen-tolerant and molybdenum-dependent formate dehydrogenase FdsDABG from Cupriavidus necator is capable of catalyzing both formate oxidation to CO2 and the reverse reaction (CO2 reduction to formate) at neutral pH, which are both reactions of great importance to energy production and carbon capture. FdsDABG is replete with redox cofactors comprising seven Fe/S clusters, flavin mononucleotide, and a molybdenum ion coordinated by two pyranopterin dithiolene ligands. The redox potentials of these centers are described herein and assigned to specific cofactors using combinations of potential-dependent continuous wave and pulse EPR spectroscopy and UV/visible spectroelectrochemistry on both the FdsDABG holoenzyme and the FdsBG subcomplex. These data represent the first redox characterization of a complex metal dependent formate dehydrogenase and provide an understanding of the highly efficient catalytic formate oxidation and CO2 reduction activity that are associated with the enzyme.
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- Jeffrey R Harmer
- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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Ma W, Geng Q, Chen C, Zheng YC, Yu HL, Xu JH. Engineering a Formate Dehydrogenase for NADPH Regeneration. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300390. [PMID: 37455264 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) constitute major hydrogen donors for oxidative/reductive bio-transformations. NAD(P)H regeneration systems coupled with formate dehydrogenases (FDHs) represent a dreamful method. However, most of the native FDHs are NAD+ -dependent and suffer from insufficient reactivity compared to other enzymatic tools, such as glucose dehydrogenase. An efficient and competitive NADP+ -utilizing FDH necessitates the availability and robustness of NADPH regeneration systems. Herein, we report the engineering of a new FDH from Candida dubliniensis (CdFDH), which showed no strict NAD+ preference by a structure-guided rational/semi-rational design. A combinatorial mutant CdFDH-M4 (D197Q/Y198R/Q199N/A372S/K371T/▵Q375/K167R/H16L/K159R) exhibited 75-fold intensification of catalytic efficiency (kcat /Km ). Moreover, CdFDH-M4 has been successfully employed in diverse asymmetric oxidative/reductive processes with cofactor total turnover numbers (TTNs) ranging from 135 to 986, making it potentially useful for NADPH-required biocatalytic transformations.
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- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Cha J, Lee J, Jeon BW, Kim YH, Kwon I. Real flue gas CO 2 hydrogenation to formate by an enzymatic reactor using O 2- and CO-tolerant hydrogenase and formate dehydrogenase. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1265272. [PMID: 37854886 PMCID: PMC10579561 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1265272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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It is challenging to capture carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, due to its high chemical stability. One potential practical solution to eliminate CO2 is to convert CO2 into formate using hydrogen (H2) (CO2 hydrogenation), which can be accomplished with inexpensive hydrogen from sustainable sources. While industrial flue gas could provide an adequate source of hydrogen, a suitable catalyst is needed that can tolerate other gas components, such as carbon monoxide (CO) and oxygen (O2), potential inhibitors. Our proposed CO2 hydrogenation system uses the hydrogenase derived from Ralstonia eutropha H16 (ReSH) and formate dehydrogenase derived from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 (MeFDH1). Both enzymes are tolerant to CO and O2, which are typical inhibitors of metalloenzymes found in flue gas. We have successfully demonstrated that combining ReSH- and MeFDH1-immobilized resins can convert H2 and CO2 in real flue gas to formate via a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent cascade reaction. We anticipated that this enzyme system would enable the utilization of diverse H2 and CO2 sources, including waste gases, biomass, and gasified plastics.
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- Jaehyun Cha
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Innovative Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for Chemicals (Inn-ECOSysChem), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Sapountzaki E, Rova U, Christakopoulos P, Antonopoulou I. Renewable Hydrogen Production and Storage Via Enzymatic Interconversion of CO 2 and Formate with Electrochemical Cofactor Regeneration. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202312. [PMID: 37165995 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions has motivated the development of CO2 capture and utilization technologies. An emerging application is CO2 transformation into storage chemicals for clean energy carriers. Formic acid (FA), a valuable product of CO2 reduction, is an excellent hydrogen carrier. CO2 conversion to FA, followed by H2 release from FA, are conventionally chemically catalyzed. Biocatalysts offer a highly specific and less energy-intensive alternative. CO2 conversion to formate is catalyzed by formate dehydrogenase (FDH), which usually requires a cofactor to function. Several FDHs have been incorporated in bioelectrochemical systems where formate is produced by the biocathode and the cofactor is electrochemically regenerated. H2 production from formate is also catalyzed by several microorganisms possessing either formate hydrogenlyase or hydrogen-dependent CO2 reductase complexes. Combination of these two processes can lead to a CO2 -recycling cycle for H2 production, storage, and release with potentially lower environmental impact than conventional methods.
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- Eleftheria Sapountzaki
- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187, Luleå, Sweden
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Kobayashi A, Taketa M, Sowa K, Kano K, Higuchi Y, Ogata H. Structure and function relationship of formate dehydrogenases: an overview of recent progress. IUCRJ 2023; 10:544-554. [PMID: 37668215 PMCID: PMC10478512 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523006437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Formate dehydrogenases (FDHs) catalyze the two-electron oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide. FDHs can be divided into several groups depending on their subunit composition and active-site metal ions. Metal-dependent (Mo- or W-containing) FDHs from prokaryotic organisms belong to the superfamily of molybdenum enzymes and are members of the dimethylsulfoxide reductase family. In this short review, recent progress in the structural analysis of FDHs together with their potential biotechnological applications are summarized.
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- Ami Kobayashi
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Koto 3-2-1 Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Office of Society Academia Collaboration for Innovation, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Koto 3-2-1 Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Koto 3-2-1 Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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Dahlin LR, Meyers AW, Stefani SW, Webb EG, Wachter B, Subramanian V, Guarnieri MT. Heterologous expression of formate dehydrogenase enables photoformatotrophy in the emerging model microalga, Picochlorum renovo. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1162745. [PMID: 37706077 PMCID: PMC10497104 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1162745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Rising global greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of resultant climate change necessitate development and deployment of carbon capture and conversion technologies. Amongst the myriad of bio-based conversion approaches under evaluation, a formate bio-economy has recently been proposed, wherein CO2-derived formate serves as a substrate for concurrent carbon and energy delivery to microbial systems. To date, this approach has been explored in chemolithotrophic and heterotrophic organisms via native or engineered formatotrophy. However, utilization of this concept in phototrophic organisms has yet to be reported. Herein, we have taken the first steps to establish formate utilization in Picochlorum renovo, a recently characterized eukaryotic microalga with facile genetic tools and promising applied biotechnology traits. Plastidial heterologous expression of a formate dehydrogenase (FDH) enabled P. renovo growth on formate as a carbon and energy source. Further, FDH expression enhanced cultivation capacity on ambient CO2, underscoring the potential for bypass of conventional CO2 capture and concentration limitations. This work establishes a photoformatotrophic cultivation regime that leverages light energy-driven formate utilization. The resultant photosynthetic formate platform has widespread implications for applied phototrophic cultivation systems and the bio-economy at large.
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- Lukas R. Dahlin
- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
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Villa R, Nieto S, Donaire A, Lozano P. Direct Biocatalytic Processes for CO 2 Capture as a Green Tool to Produce Value-Added Chemicals. Molecules 2023; 28:5520. [PMID: 37513391 PMCID: PMC10383722 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Direct biocatalytic processes for CO2 capture and transformation in value-added chemicals may be considered a useful tool for reducing the concentration of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Among the other enzymes, carbonic anhydrase (CA) and formate dehydrogenase (FDH) are two key biocatalysts suitable for this challenge, facilitating the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in complementary ways. Carbonic anhydrases accelerate CO2 uptake by promoting its solubility in water in the form of hydrogen carbonate as the first step in converting the gas into a species widely used in carbon capture storage and its utilization processes (CCSU), particularly in carbonation and mineralization methods. On the other hand, formate dehydrogenases represent the biocatalytic machinery evolved by certain organisms to convert CO2 into enriched, reduced, and easily transportable hydrogen species, such as formic acid, via enzymatic cascade systems that obtain energy from chemical species, electrochemical sources, or light. Formic acid is the basis for fixing C1-carbon species to other, more reduced molecules. In this review, the state-of-the-art of both methods of CO2 uptake is assessed, highlighting the biotechnological approaches that have been developed using both enzymes.
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- Rocio Villa
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Bierbaumer S, Nattermann M, Schulz L, Zschoche R, Erb TJ, Winkler CK, Tinzl M, Glueck SM. Enzymatic Conversion of CO 2: From Natural to Artificial Utilization. Chem Rev 2023; 123:5702-5754. [PMID: 36692850 PMCID: PMC10176493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Enzymatic carbon dioxide fixation is one of the most important metabolic reactions as it allows the capture of inorganic carbon from the atmosphere and its conversion into organic biomass. However, due to the often unfavorable thermodynamics and the difficulties associated with the utilization of CO2, a gaseous substrate that is found in comparatively low concentrations in the atmosphere, such reactions remain challenging for biotechnological applications. Nature has tackled these problems by evolution of dedicated CO2-fixing enzymes, i.e., carboxylases, and embedding them in complex metabolic pathways. Biotechnology employs such carboxylating and decarboxylating enzymes for the carboxylation of aromatic and aliphatic substrates either by embedding them into more complex reaction cascades or by shifting the reaction equilibrium via reaction engineering. This review aims to provide an overview of natural CO2-fixing enzymes and their mechanistic similarities. We also discuss biocatalytic applications of carboxylases and decarboxylases for the synthesis of valuable products and provide a separate summary of strategies to improve the efficiency of such processes. We briefly summarize natural CO2 fixation pathways, provide a roadmap for the design and implementation of artificial carbon fixation pathways, and highlight examples of biocatalytic cascades involving carboxylases. Additionally, we suggest that biochemical utilization of reduced CO2 derivates, such as formate or methanol, represents a suitable alternative to direct use of CO2 and provide several examples. Our discussion closes with a techno-economic perspective on enzymatic CO2 fixation and its potential to reduce CO2 emissions.
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- Sarah Bierbaumer
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Straße 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Straße 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Straße 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Straße 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Luan L, Ji X, Guo B, Cai J, Dong W, Huang Y, Zhang S. Bioelectrocatalysis for CO 2 reduction: recent advances and challenges to develop a sustainable system for CO 2 utilization. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 63:108098. [PMID: 36649797 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Activation and turning CO2 into value added products is a promising orientation to address environmental issues caused by CO2 emission. Currently, electrocatalysis has a potent well-established role for CO2 reduction with fast electron transfer rate; but it is challenged by the poor selectivity and low faradic efficiency. On the other side, biocatalysis, including enzymes and microbes, has been also employed for CO2 conversion to target Cn products with remarkably high selectivity; however, low solubility of CO2 in the liquid reaction phase seriously affects the catalytic efficiency. Therefore, a new synergistic role in bioelectrocatalysis for CO2 reduction is emerging thanks to its outstanding selectivity, high faradic efficiency, and desirable valuable Cn products under mild condition that are surveyed in this review. Herein, we comprehensively discuss the results already obtained for the integration craft of enzymatic-electrocatalysis and microbial-electrocatalysis technologies. In addition, the intrinsic nature of the combination is highly dependent on the electron transfer. Thus, both direct electron transfer and mediated electron transfer routes are modeled and concluded. We also explore the biocompatibility and synergistic effects of electrode materials, which emerge in combination with tuned enzymes and microbes to improve catalytic performance. The system by integrating solar energy driven photo-electrochemical technics with bio-catalysis is further discussed. We finally highlight the significant findings and perspectives that have provided strong foundations for the remarkable development of green and sustainable bioelectrocatalysis for CO2 reduction, and that offer a blueprint for Cn valuable products originate from CO2 under efficient and mild conditions.
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- Likun Luan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Cha J, Bak H, Kwon I. Hydrogen-fueled CO 2 reduction using oxygen-tolerant oxidoreductases. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 10:1078164. [PMID: 36686231 PMCID: PMC9849572 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1078164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hydrogen gas obtained from cheap or sustainable sources has been investigated as an alternative to fossil fuels. By using hydrogenase (H2ase) and formate dehydrogenase (FDH), H2 and CO2 gases can be converted to formate, which can be conveniently stored and transported. However, developing an enzymatic process that converts H2 and CO2 obtained from cheap sources into formate is challenging because even a very small amount of O2 included in the cheap sources damages most H2ases and FDHs. In order to overcome this limitation, we investigated a pair of oxygen-tolerant H2ase and FDH. We achieved the cascade reaction between H2ase from Ralstonia eutropha H16 (ReSH) and FDH from Rhodobacter capsulatus (RcFDH) to convert H2 and CO2 to formate using in situ regeneration of NAD+/NADH in the presence of O2.
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- Jaehyun Cha
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea,Research Center for Innovative Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for Chemicals (Inn-ECOSysChem), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea,*Correspondence: Inchan Kwon,
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Tran DB, To TH, Tran PD. Mo- and W-molecular catalysts for the H2 evolution, CO2 reduction and N2 fixation. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Qin H, Wu X, Zheng YX, Zhang Y, Meng X, Duan L, Sun C, Chen G. Insight into water-enhanced CO2 extraction in the treatment of oily sludge. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Moon M, Park GW, Lee JP, Lee JS, Min K. Recombinant expression and characterization of formate dehydrogenase from Clostridium ljungdahlii (ClFDH) as CO2 reductase for converting CO2 to formate. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Min K, Moon M, Park GW, Lee JP, Kim SJ, Lee JS. Newly explored formate dehydrogenases from Clostridium species catalyze carbon dioxide to formate. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 348:126832. [PMID: 35149183 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With concerns over global warming and climate change, many efforts have been devoted to mitigate atmospheric CO2 level. As a CO2 utilization strategy, formate dehydrogenase (FDH) from Clostridium species were explored to discover O2-tolerant and efficient FDHs that can catalyze CO2 to formate (i.e. CO2 reductase). With FDH from Clostridium ljungdahlii (ClFDH) that plays as a CO2 reductase previously reported as the reference, FDH from C.autoethanogenum (CaFDH), C. coskatii (CcFDH), and C. ragsdalei (CrFDH) were newly discovered via genome-mining. The FDHs were expressed in Escherichia coli and the recombinant FDHs successfully catalyzed CO2 reduction with a specific activity of 15 U g-1-CaFDH, 17 U g-1-CcFDH, and 8.7 U g-1-CrFDH. Interestingly, all FDHs newly discovered retain their catalytic activity under aerobic condition, although Clostridium species are strict anaerobe. The results discussed herein can contribute to biocatalytic CO2 utilization.
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- Kyoungseon Min
- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea.
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Gwangju 61003, Republic of Korea
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Ahmad Rizal Lim FN, Marpani F, Anak Dilol VE, Mohamad Pauzi S, Othman NH, Alias NH, Nik Him NR, Luo J, Abd Rahman N. A Review on the Design and Performance of Enzyme-Aided Catalysis of Carbon Dioxide in Membrane, Electrochemical Cell and Photocatalytic Reactors. MEMBRANES 2021; 12:membranes12010028. [PMID: 35054554 PMCID: PMC8778536 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Multi-enzyme cascade catalysis involved three types of dehydrogenase enzymes, namely, formate dehydrogenase (FDH), formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FaldDH), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), and an equimolar electron donor, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), assisting the reaction is an interesting pathway to reduce thermodynamically stable molecules of CO2 from the atmosphere. The biocatalytic sequence is interesting because it operates under mild reaction conditions (low temperature and pressure) and all the enzymes are highly selective, which allows the reaction to produce three basic chemicals (formic acid, formaldehyde, and methanol) in just one pot. There are various challenges, however, in applying the enzymatic conversion of CO2, namely, to obtain high productivity, increase reusability of the enzymes and cofactors, and to design a simple, facile, and efficient reactor setup that will sustain the multi-enzymatic cascade catalysis. This review reports on enzyme-aided reactor systems that support the reduction of CO2 to methanol. Such systems include enzyme membrane reactors, electrochemical cells, and photocatalytic reactor systems. Existing reactor setups are described, product yields and biocatalytic productivities are evaluated, and effective enzyme immobilization methods are discussed.
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- Fatin Nasreen Ahmad Rizal Lim
- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
- Catalysis for Sustainable Water and Energy Nexus Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-35543-6510; Fax: +60-35543-6300
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
- Catalysis for Sustainable Water and Energy Nexus Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
- Catalysis for Sustainable Water and Energy Nexus Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia; (F.N.A.R.L.); (V.E.A.D.); (S.M.P.); (N.H.O.); (N.H.A.); (N.R.N.H.); (N.A.R.)
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