New Max Planck Research Group "Evolutionary Biochemistry"
How does evolution produce biochemical diversity? Group leader Georg Hochberg is dedicated to better understand the principles of molecular evolution.
iGEM-Team 2019 meets local politicians
On July 17, the Marburg iGEM team accepted an invitation from Mayor Thomas Spies. The young scientists presented their current project for the international student competition iGEM and talked about how the project could be sustainably supported in the future.
Nature`s Fantastic Four
How do enzymes efficiently filter carbon dioxide, and why do some of them work faster and better than others? Our Researchers have discovered the prerequisite for the CO2 binding capacity of highly efficient enzymes. They also succeeded in developing novel enzymes for CO2 conversion - a major step towards applicability of synthetic photosynthesis.
![Hydrogenase enzymes mediate production and consumption of hydrogen (H2). However, their sensitivity to oxygen (O2) and heat restricts their use in technology. Scientists from Seigo Shima`s group have successfully solved the crystal structure of [Fe]-hydrogenase in its activated form, providing chemists with indispensable information for designing robust and powerful H2 catalysts.](/523888/original-1560942340.png?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MTUxMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo4NDksImZpdCI6ImNyb3AiLCJvYmpfaWQiOjUyMzg4OH0=--63a9b77233eb425385144a88679231d640a6dbb9)
And … Action!
Atomic crystal structure of activated [Fe]-hydrogenase resolved
Hydrogenase enzymes mediate production and consumption of hydrogen (H2). However, their sensitivity to oxygen (O2) and heat restricts their use in technology. Scientists from Seigo Shima`s group have successfully solved the crystal structure of [Fe]-hydrogenase in its activated form, providing chemists with indispensable information for designing robust and powerful H2 catalysts.
![Hydrogen gas (H2) is proposed as a clean energy carrier for the future world, and there is intensive research on hydrogenases, enzymes that catalyze H2 production and consumption. Scientists from MPI’s Shima group were able to construct an active semisynthetic [Mn]-hydrogenase, providing a new way for designing and building new robust and efficient H2-activtion catalysts.](/523934/original-1560940580.png?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MTUxMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo4NDksImZpdCI6ImNyb3AiLCJvYmpfaWQiOjUyMzkzNH0=--9c9dec8aee8bd14be07de9f1853b4f5ac81c16f3)
[Mn]-hydrogenase: A new step towards redesigning hydrogenases
Hydrogen gas (H2) is proposed as a clean energy carrier for the future world, and there is intensive research on hydrogenases, enzymes that catalyze H2 production and consumption. Scientists from MPI’s Shima group were able to construct an active semisynthetic [Mn]-hydrogenase, providing a new way for designing and building new robust and efficient H2-activtion catalysts.
