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NATURE CHEMISTRY
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 88-95出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2592
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资金
- CNRS
- INSA
- CEA
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-12-BS08-0014, ANR-14-CE05-0010]
- A*MIDEX project [ANR-11-IDEX-0001-02]
- Investissements d'Avenir French Government program
- EPSRC [EP/J016764/1, EP/J015571/1, EP/F067496, EP/L000202]
- Ikerbasque Research Fellowship
- Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health
- Royal Society for aUniversity Research Fellowship
- EPSRC [EP/J016764/1, EP/J015571/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J015571/1, EP/J016764/1] Funding Source: researchfish
FeFe hydrogenases are the most efficient H-2-producing enzymes. However, inactivation by O-2 remains an obstacle that prevents them being used in many biotechnological devices. Here, we combine electrochemistry, site-directed mutagenesis, molecular dynamics and quantum chemical calculations to uncover the molecular mechanism of O-2 diffusion within the enzyme and its reactions at the active site. We propose that the partial reversibility of the reaction with O-2 results from the four-electron reduction of O-2 to water. The third electron/proton transfer step is the bottleneck for water production, competing with formation of a highly reactive OH radical and hydroxylated cysteine. The rapid delivery of electrons and protons to the active site is therefore crucial to prevent the accumulation of these aggressive species during prolonged O-2 exposure. These findings should provide important clues for the design of hydrogenase mutants with increased resistance to oxidative damage.
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