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Researchers found missing links for the in vitro biosynthesis of [Fe]-hydrogenase more

A new step towards the use of hydrogen biocatalysts more

A specialized enzyme machinery enables methanogenic microorganisms to thrive under extreme energy limitation more

How methanogens are able to render oxygen molecules harmless more

Hydrogenase enzymes catalyze production and utilization of hydrogen gas, which is considered as a future energy carrier. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg and a collaborator at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics discovered that [Fe]-hydrogenase is protected by conformational change of the protein. This finding is crucial for future application of hydrogenases and for understanding the catalytic mechanism of this enzyme. more