Designing biomimetic materials with high activity and customized biological functions by
mimicking the central structure of biomolecules has become an important avenue for the …

Nitrogenase MoFe protein can be coupled with CdS nanocrystals (NCs) to enable
photocatalytic N2 reduction. The nature of interactions that support complex formation is of …

A critical step in the mechanism of N2 reduction to 2NH3 catalyzed by the enzyme
nitrogenase is the reaction of the four-electron/four-proton reduced intermediate state of the …

Recently, iron-based sulfides, including iron sulfide minerals and biological iron sulfide
clusters, have attracted widespread interest, owing to their excellent biocompatibility and …

Combining the remarkable catalytic properties of redox enzymes with highly tunable light
absorbing properties of semiconductor nanocrystals enables the light-driven catalysis of …

Molybdenum nitrogenase plays a crucial role in the biological nitrogen cycle by catalyzing
the reduction of dinitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) under ambient conditions. However, the …

The light-driven reduction of dinitrogen (N 2) to ammonia (NH 3) catalyzed by a cadmium
sulfide (CdS) nanocrystal‑nitrogenase MoFe protein biohybrid is dependent on a range of …

The catalytic moiety of nitrogenases contains two complex metalloclusters: The M‐cluster
(also called cofactor), where the catalytic reduction of substrates takes place, and the …

The biological reduction of N 2 to ammonia requires the ATP-dependent, sequential delivery
of electrons from the Fe protein to the MoFe protein of nitrogenase. It has been …

Electron transfer (ET) pathways govern our world on one of the most fundamental levels,
determining the outcomes of countless complex chemical processes that build our society …