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Yamanoi Y, Nakae T, Nishihara H. Bio-organic-inorganic hybrid soft materials: photoelectric conversion systems based on photosystem I and II with molecular wires. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yoshinori Yamanoi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Research Center for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Gorka M, Golbeck JH. Generating dihydrogen by tethering an [FeFe]hydrogenase via a molecular wire to the A 1A/A 1B sites of photosystem I. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 143:155-163. [PMID: 31673863 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00685-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photosystem I complexes from the menB deletion mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were previously wired to a Pt nanoparticle via a molecular wire consisting of 15-(3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-2-yl)]pentadecyl sulfide. In the presence of a sacrificial electron donor and an electron transport mediator, the PS I-NQ(CH2)15S-Pt nanoconstruct generated dihydrogen at a rate of 44.3 µmol of H2 mg Chl-1 h-1 during illumination at pH 8.3. The menB deletion strain contains an interruption in the biosynthetic pathway of phylloquinone, which results in the presence of a displaceable plastoquinone-9 in the A1A/A1B sites. The synthesized quinone contains a headgroup identical to the native phylloquinone along with a 15-carbon long tail that is terminated in a thiol. The thiol on the molecular wire is used to bind the Pt nanoparticle. In this short communication, we replaced the Pt nanoparticle with an [FeFe]H2ase variant from Clostridium acetobutylicum that contains an exposed iron on the distal [4Fe-4S] cluster afforded by mutating the surface exposed Cys97 residue to Gly. The thiol on the molecular wire is then used to coordinate the corner iron atom of the iron-sulfur cluster. When all three components are combined and illuminated in the presence of a sacrificial electron donor and an electron transport mediator, the PS I-NQ(CH2)15S-[FeFe]H2ase nanoconstruct generated dihydrogen at a rate of 50.3 ± 9.96 μmol of H2 mg Chl-1 h-1 during illumination at pH 8.3. This successful in vitro experiment sets the stage for assembling a PS I-NQ(CH2)15S-[FeFe]H2ase nanoconstruct in vivo in the menB mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
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- Michael Gorka
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, S328 Frear Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Walters KA, Golbeck JH. Designing a modified clostridial 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxin as a redox coupler to directly link photosystem I with a Pt nanoparticle. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 143:165-181. [PMID: 31643016 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00679-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A methodology previously developed in our laboratory utilized an aliphatic hydrocarbon terminated by thiol groups to tether two redox proteins, i.e., the [4Fe-4S] cluster FB of photosystem I (PS I) and the distal [4Fe-4S] cluster of a [FeFe]-hydrogenase, to create a biohybrid dihydrogen-generating complex. These studies guided the design of a modified 2[4Fe-4S] cluster ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpFd) containing two externally facing cysteine residues in close proximity to each [4Fe-4S] cluster that replaces the aliphatic hydrocarbon dithiol tether. The advantage of using a protein is the potential to create a coupled dihydrogen-generating system in vivo. The wild-type CpFdWT and variants CpFdS11C/D40C, CpFdP20C/P49C, CpFdD7S/D36S, CpFdS11C/D40C/D7S/D36S and CpFdP20C/P49C/D7S/D36S were expressed in Escherichia coli and found to contain ~ 8 Fe and ~ 8 S atoms. The absorption spectra of the wild-type and CpFd variants displayed a peak centered at ~ 390 nm characteristic of a S → Fe charge transfer band that diminishes upon reduction with Na-dithionite. Low-temperature X-band EPR studies of the Na-dithionite-reduced wild-type and CpFd variants showed a complex spectrum indicative of two magnetically coupled [4Fe-4S]1+ clusters. EPR-monitored redox titrations of CpFdWT, CpFdD7S/D36S, CpFdS11C/D40C, CpFdP20C/P49C, CpFdS11C/D40C/D7S/D36S and CpFdP20C/P49C/D7S/D36S revealed redox potentials of - 412 ± 8 mV, - 395 ± 4 mV, - 408 ± 7 mV, - 426 ± 11 mV, - 384 ± 4 mV and - 423 ± 4 mV, respectively. The in vitro PS I-CpFdS11C/D40C/D7S/D36S-Pt nanoparticle complex was the highest performer, generating dihydrogen at a rate of 3.25 μmol H2 mg Chl-1 h-1 or 278.8 mol H2 mol PS I-1 h-1 under continuous illumination.
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- Karim A Walters
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, S328 Frear Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, S328 Frear Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Brown KA, King PW. Coupling biology to synthetic nanomaterials for semi-artificial photosynthesis. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 143:193-203. [PMID: 31641988 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00670-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biohybrid artificial photosynthesis aims to combine the advantages of biological specificity with a range of synthetic nanomaterials to create innovative semi-synthetic systems for solar-to-chemical conversion. Biological systems utilize highly efficient molecular catalysts for reduction-oxidation reactions. They can operate with minimal overpotentials while selectively channeling reductant energy into specific transformation chemistries and product forming pathways. Nanomaterials can be synthesized to have efficient light-absorption capacity and tuneability of charge separation by manipulation of surface chemistries and bulk compositions. These complementary aspects have been combined in a variety of ways, for example, where biological light-harvesting complexes function as antenna for nanoparticle catalysts or where nanoparticles function as light capture, charge separation components for coupling to chemical conversion by redox enzymes and whole cells. The synthetic diversity that is possible with biohybrids is still being explored. The progress arising from creative approaches is generating new model systems to inspire scale-up technologies and generate understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that control energy conversion at the molecular scale. These efforts are leading to discoveries of essential design principles that can enable the development of scalable artificial photosynthesis systems.
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80402, USA
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Pérez AA, Ferlez BH, Applegate AM, Walters K, He Z, Shen G, Golbeck JH, Bryant DA. Presence of a [3Fe-4S] cluster in a PsaC variant as a functional component of the photosystem I electron transfer chain in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2018; 136:31-48. [PMID: 28916964 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0437-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A site-directed C14G mutation was introduced into the stromal PsaC subunit of Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 in vivo in order to introduce an exchangeable coordination site into the terminal FB [4Fe-4S] cluster of Photosystem I (PSI). Using an engineered PSI-less strain (psaAB deletion), psaC was deleted and replaced with recombinant versions controlled by a strong promoter, and the psaAB deletion was complemented. Modified PSI accumulated at lower levels in this strain and supported slower photoautotrophic growth than wild type. As-isolated PSI complexes containing PsaCC14G showed resonances with g values of 2.038 and 2.007 characteristic of a [3Fe-4S]1+ cluster. When the PSI complexes were illuminated at 15 K, these resonances partially disappeared and two new sets of resonances appeared. The majority set had g values of 2.05, 1.95, and 1.85, characteristic of FA-, and the minority set had g values of 2.11, 1.90, and 1.88 from FB' in the modified site. The S = 1/2 spin state of the latter implied the presence of a thiolate as the terminal ligand. The [3Fe-4S] clusters could be partially reconstituted with iron, producing a larger population of [4Fe-4S] clusters. Rates of flavodoxin reduction were identical in PSI complexes isolated from wild type and the PsaCC14G variant strain; this implied equivalent capacity for forward electron transfer in PSI complexes that contained [3Fe-4S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters. The development of this cyanobacterial strain is a first step toward translation of in vitro PSI-based biosolar molecular wire systems in vivo and provides new insights into the formation of Fe/S clusters.
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- Adam A Pérez
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 28824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Jessup, PA, 18434, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
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Miyachi M, Okuzono K, Nishiori D, Yamanoi Y, Tomo T, Iwai M, Allakhverdiev SI, Nishihara H. A Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution System Combining Cyanobacterial Photosystem I and Platinum Nanoparticle-terminated Molecular Wires. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mariko Miyachi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B65, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501
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- Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-12, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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A Review of Hydrogen Production by Photosynthetic Organisms Using Whole-Cell and Cell-Free Systems. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 183:503-519. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2576-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Miyachi M, Ikehira S, Nishiori D, Yamanoi Y, Yamada M, Iwai M, Tomo T, Allakhverdiev SI, Nishihara H. Photocurrent Generation of Reconstituted Photosystem II on a Self-Assembled Gold Film. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:1351-1358. [PMID: 28103045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII)-modified gold electrodes were prepared by the deposition of PSII reconstituted with platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) on Au electrodes. PtNPs modified with 1-[15-(3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone-2-yl)]pentadecyl disulfide ((TMQ(CH2)15S)2) were incorporated into the QB site of PSII isolated from thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus. The reconstitution was confirmed by QA-reoxidation measurements. PSII reconstituted with PtNPs was deposited and integrated on a Au(111) surface modified with 4,4'-biphenyldithiol. The cross section of the reconstituted PSII film on the Au electrode was investigated by SEM. Absorption spectra showed that the surface coverage of the electrode was about 18 pmol PSII cm-2. A photocurrent density of 15 nAcm-2 at E = +0.10 V (vs Ag/AgCl) was observed under 680 nm irradiation. The photoresponse showed good reversibility under alternating light and dark conditions. Clear photoresponses were not observed in the absence of PSII and molecular wire. These results supported the photocurrent originated from PSII and moved to a gold electrode by light irradiation, which also confirmed conjugation with orientation through the molecular wire.
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- Mariko Miyachi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science , Kagurazaka 1-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science , Kagurazaka 1-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences , Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskie Gory 1-12, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Stieger KR, Ciornii D, Kölsch A, Hejazi M, Lokstein H, Feifel SC, Zouni A, Lisdat F. Engineering of supramolecular photoactive protein architectures: the defined co-assembly of photosystem I and cytochrome c using a nanoscaled DNA-matrix. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:10695-705. [PMID: 27150202 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr00097e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The engineering of renewable and sustainable protein-based light-to-energy converting systems is an emerging field of research. Here, we report on the development of supramolecular light-harvesting electrodes, consisting of the redox protein cytochrome c working as a molecular scaffold as well as a conductive wiring network and photosystem I as a photo-functional matrix element. Both proteins form complexes in solution, which in turn can be adsorbed on thiol-modified gold electrodes through a self-assembly mechanism. To overcome the limited stability of self-grown assemblies, DNA, a natural polyelectrolyte, is used as a further building block for the construction of a photo-active 3D architecture. DNA acts as a structural matrix element holding larger protein amounts and thus remarkably improving the maximum photocurrent and electrode stability. On investigating the photophysical properties, this system demonstrates that effective electron pathways have been created.
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- Kai R Stieger
- Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Biosystems Technology, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany.
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Biosystems Technology, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany.
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- Humboldt-University of Berlin, Institute of Biology, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-University of Berlin, Institute of Biology, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, Institute for Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, Scotland, UK
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Biosystems Technology, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany.
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- Humboldt-University of Berlin, Institute of Biology, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Biosystems Technology, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany.
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Applegate AM, Lubner CE, Knörzer P, Happe T, Golbeck JH. Quantum yield measurements of light-induced H₂ generation in a photosystem I-[FeFe]-H₂ase nanoconstruct. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2016; 127:5-11. [PMID: 25527460 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0064-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The quantum yield for light-induced H2 generation was measured for a previously optimized bio-hybrid cytochrome c 6-crosslinked PSI(C13G)-1,8-octanedithiol-[FeFe]-H2ase(C97G) (PSI-H2ase) nanoconstruct. The theoretical quantum yield for the PSI-H2ase nanoconstruct is 0.50 molecules of H2 per photon absorbed, which equates to a requirement of two photons per H2 generated. Illumination of the PSI-H2ase nanoconstruct with visible light between 400 and 700 nm resulted in an average quantum yield of 0.10-0.15 molecules of H2 per photon absorbed, which equates to a requirement of 6.7-10 photons per H2 generated. A possible reason for the difference between the theoretical and experimental quantum yield is the occurrence of non-productive PSI(C13G)-1,8-octanedithiol-PSIC13G (PSI-PSI) conjugates, which would absorb light without generating H2. Assuming the thiol-Fe coupling is equally efficient at producing PSI-PSI conjugates as well as in producing PSI-H2ase nanoconstructs, the theoretical quantum yield would decrease to 0.167 molecules of H2 per photon absorbed, which equates to 6 photons per H2 generated. This value is close to the range of measured values in the current study. A strategy that purifies the PSI-H2ase nanoconstructs from the unproductive PSI-PSI conjugates or that incorporates different chemistries on the PSI and [FeFe]-H2ase enzyme sites could potentially allow the PSI-H2ase nanoconstruct to approach the expected theoretical quantum yield for light-induced H2 generation.
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- Amanda M Applegate
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie der Pflanzen, AG Photobiotechnologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie der Pflanzen, AG Photobiotechnologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Klara SS, Saboe PO, Sines IT, Babaei M, Chiu PL, DeZorzi R, Dayal K, Walz T, Kumar M, Mauter MS. Magnetically Directed Two-Dimensional Crystallization of OmpF Membrane Proteins in Block Copolymers. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 138:28-31. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Steven S. Klara
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Deparment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Deparment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Deparment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Gorka M, Perez A, Baker CS, Ferlez B, van der Est A, Bryant DA, Golbeck JH. Electron transfer from the A1A and A1B sites to a tethered Pt nanoparticle requires the FeS clusters for suppression of the recombination channel. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2015; 152:325-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fukuzumi S. Artificial photosynthetic systems for production of hydrogen. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2015; 25:18-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Le RK, Harris BJ, Iwuchukwu IJ, Bruce BD, Cheng X, Qian S, Heller WT, O’Neill H, Frymier PD. Analysis of the solution structure of Thermosynechococcus elongatus photosystem I in n-dodecyl-β-d-maltoside using small-angle neutron scattering and molecular dynamics simulation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 550-551:50-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yehezkeli O, Tel-Vered R, Michaeli D, Willner I, Nechushtai R. Photosynthetic reaction center-functionalized electrodes for photo-bioelectrochemical cells. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2014; 120:71-85. [PMID: 23371753 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-013-9796-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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During the last few years, intensive research efforts have been directed toward the application of several highly efficient light-harvesting photosynthetic proteins, including reaction centers (RCs), photosystem I (PSI), and photosystem II (PSII), as key components in the light-triggered generation of fuels or electrical power. This review highlights recent advances for the nano-engineering of photo-bioelectrochemical cells through the assembly of the photosynthetic proteins on electrode surfaces. Various strategies to immobilize the photosynthetic complexes on conductive surfaces and different methodologies to electrically wire them with the electrode supports are presented. The different photoelectrochemical systems exhibit a wide range of photocurrent intensities and power outputs that sharply depend on the nano-engineering strategy and the electroactive components. Such cells are promising candidates for a future production of biologically-driven solar power.
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- Omer Yehezkeli
- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel
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Gorka M, Schartner J, van der Est A, Rögner M, Golbeck JH. Light-Mediated Hydrogen Generation in Photosystem I: Attachment of a Naphthoquinone–Molecular Wire–Pt Nanoparticle to the A1A and A1B Sites. Biochemistry 2014; 53:2295-306. [DOI: 10.1021/bi500104r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Michael Gorka
- Department
of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department
of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada L2S 3A1
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- Department
of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Lassen LM, Nielsen AZ, Ziersen B, Gnanasekaran T, Møller BL, Jensen PE. Redirecting photosynthetic electron flow into light-driven synthesis of alternative products including high-value bioactive natural compounds. ACS Synth Biol 2014; 3:1-12. [PMID: 24328185 DOI: 10.1021/sb400136f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Photosynthesis in plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria converts solar energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH, both of which are used in primary metabolism. However, often more reducing power is generated by the photosystems than what is needed for primary metabolism. In this review, we discuss the development in the research field, focusing on how the photosystems can be used as synthetic biology building blocks to channel excess reducing power into light-driven production of alternative products. Plants synthesize a large number of high-value bioactive natural compounds. Some of the key enzymes catalyzing their biosynthesis are the cytochrome P450s situated in the endoplasmic reticulum. However, bioactive compounds are often synthesized in low quantities in the plants and are difficult to produce by chemical synthesis due to their often complex structures. Through a synthetic biology approach, enzymes with a requirement for reducing equivalents as cofactors, such as the cytochrome P450s, can be coupled directly to the photosynthetic energy output to obtain environmentally friendly production of complex chemical compounds. By relocating cytochrome P450s to the chloroplasts, reducing power can be diverted toward the reactions catalyzed by the cytochrome P450s. This provides a sustainable production method for high-value compounds that potentially can solve the problem of NADPH regeneration, which currently limits the biotechnological uses of cytochrome P450s. We describe the approaches that have been taken to couple enzymes to photosynthesis in vivo and to photosystem I in vitro and the challenges associated with this approach to develop new green production platforms.
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- Lærke Münter Lassen
- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UNIK Center
for Synthetic
Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center “bioSYNergy”,
the VILLUM Research Center “Plant Plasticity”, Copenhagen
Plant Science Center, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hartmann V, Kothe T, Pöller S, El-Mohsnawy E, Nowaczyk MM, Plumeré N, Schuhmann W, Rögner M. Redox hydrogels with adjusted redox potential for improved efficiency in Z-scheme inspired biophotovoltaic cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:11936-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00380b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Protein/peptide based nanomaterials for energy application. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013; 24:599-605. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang F, Liu X, Willner I. Integration of photoswitchable proteins, photosynthetic reaction centers and semiconductor/biomolecule hybrids with electrode supports for optobioelectronic applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:349-377. [PMID: 22933337 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Light-triggered biological processes provide the principles for the development of man-made optobioelectronic systems. This Review addresses three recently developed topics in the area of optobioelectronics, while addressing the potential applications of these systems. The topics discussed include: (i) the reversible photoswitching of the bioelectrocatalytic functions of redox proteins by the modification of proteins with photoisomerizable units or by the integration of proteins with photoisomerizable environments; (ii) the integration of natural photosynthetic reaction centers with electrodes and the construction of photobioelectrochemical cells and photobiofuel cells; and (iii) the synthesis of biomolecule/semiconductor quantum dots hybrid systems and their immobilization on electrodes to yield photobioelectrochemical and photobiofuel cell elements. The fundamental challenge in the tailoring of optobioelectronic systems is the development of means to electrically contact photoactive biomolecular assemblies with the electrode supports. Different methods to establish electrical communication between the photoactive biomolecular assemblies and electrodes are discussed. These include the nanoscale engineering of the biomolecular nanostructures on surfaces, the development of photoactive molecular wires and the coupling of photoinduced electron transfer reactions with the redox functions of proteins. The different possible applications of optobioelectronic systems are discussed, including their use as photosensors, the design of biosensors, and the construction of solar energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Fuan Wang
- Institute of Chemistry, Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Kargul J, Janna Olmos JD, Krupnik T. Structure and function of photosystem I and its application in biomimetic solar-to-fuel systems. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:1639-1653. [PMID: 22784471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Photosystem I (PSI) is one of the most efficient biological macromolecular complexes that converts solar energy into condensed energy of chemical bonds. Despite high structural complexity, PSI operates with a quantum yield close to 1.0 and to date, no man-made synthetic system approached this remarkable efficiency. This review highlights recent developments in dissecting molecular structure and function of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic PSI. It also overviews progress in the application of this complex as a natural photocathode for production of hydrogen within the biomimetic solar-to-fuel nanodevices.
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- Joanna Kargul
- Department of Plant Molecular Physiology, University of Warsaw, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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Krassen H, Ott S, Heberle J. In vitro hydrogen production—using energy from the sun. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:47-57. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01163k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sétif P, Harris N, Lagoutte B, Dotson S, Weinberger SR. Detection of the Photosystem I:Ferredoxin Complex by Backscattering Interferometry. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:10620-2. [DOI: 10.1021/ja102208u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pierre Sétif
- iBiTec-S, URA CNRS 2096, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France and Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI), Montara, California 94037
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- iBiTec-S, URA CNRS 2096, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France and Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI), Montara, California 94037
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- iBiTec-S, URA CNRS 2096, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France and Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI), Montara, California 94037
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- iBiTec-S, URA CNRS 2096, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France and Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI), Montara, California 94037
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- iBiTec-S, URA CNRS 2096, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France and Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI), Montara, California 94037
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Lubner CE, Grimme R, Bryant DA, Golbeck JH. Wiring photosystem I for direct solar hydrogen production. Biochemistry 2010; 49:404-14. [PMID: 19947649 DOI: 10.1021/bi901704v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The generation of H(2) by the use of solar energy is a promising way to supply humankind's energy needs while simultaneously mitigating environmental concerns that arise due to climate change. The challenge is to find a way to connect a photochemical module that harnesses the sun's energy to a catalytic module that generates H(2) with high quantum yields and rates. In this review, we describe a technology that employs a "molecular wire" to connect a terminal [4Fe-4S] cluster of Photosystem I directly to a catalyst, which can be either a Pt nanoparticle or the distal [4Fe-4S] cluster of an [FeFe]- or [NiFe]-hydrogenase enzyme. The keys to connecting these two moieties are surface-located cysteine residues, which serve as ligands to Fe-S clusters and which can be changed through site-specific mutagenesis to glycine residues, and the use of a molecular wire terminated in sulfhydryl groups to connect the two modules. The sulfhydryl groups at the end of the molecular wire form a direct chemical linkage to a suitable catalyst or can chemically rescue a [4Fe-4S] cluster, thereby generating a strong coordination bond. Specifically, the molecular wire can connect the F(B) iron-sulfur cluster of Photosystem I either to a Pt nanoparticle or, by using the same type of genetic modification, to the differentiated iron atom of the distal [4Fe-4S].(Cys)(3)(Gly) cluster of hydrogenase. When electrons are supplied by a sacrificial donor, this technology forms the cathode of a photochemical half-cell that evolves H(2) when illuminated. If such a device were connected to the anode of a photochemical half-cell that oxidizes water, an in vitro solar energy converter could be realized that generates only O(2) and H(2) in the light. A similar methodology can be used to connect Photosystem I to other redox proteins that have surface-located [4Fe-4S] clusters. The controlled light-driven production of strong reductants by such systems can be used to produce other biofuels or to provide mechanistic insights into enzymes catalyzing multielectron, proton-coupled reactions.
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- Carolyn E Lubner
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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