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Original design of an oxygen-tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenase: major effect of a valine-to-cysteine mutation near the active site.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 2 Feb 2011
Liebgott Pierre-Pol, de Lacey Antonio L, Burlat Bénédicte, Cournac Laurent, Richaud Pierre, Brugna Myriam, Fernandez Victor M, Guigliarelli Bruno, Rousset Marc, Léger Christophe, Dementin Sébastien
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Hydrogenases are efficient biological catalysts of H(2) oxidation and production. Most of them are inhibited by O(2), and a prerequisite for their use in biotechnological applications under air is to improve their oxygen tolerance. We have previously shown that exchanging the residue at position...
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