Tricarbonylmanganese(I)-lysozyme complex: a structurally characterized organometallic protein

The reaction of the new and structurally characterized covalent {Mn(CO)(3)(H2O)(2)}(+)-lysozyme adduct with NiS4 and NiN2S2 complexes generates binuclear Ni-Mn complexes; relevance to the reactivity of the protein-bound {Fe(CO)(CN)(2)} intermediate during maturation of [NiFe] hydrogenases is discussed.