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.
Hesse's Science Minister Angela Dorn visits the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
On May 29, Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister of State for Science and the Arts, and Dr. Ulrike Mattig, Head of Department for Non-University Research Institutions, visited the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology at the Lahnbergen in Marburg.
