Tuning Mechanism through Buffer Dependence of Hydrogen Evolution Catalyzed by a Cobalt Mini-enzyme
Le JM;Alachouzos G;Chino M;Frontier AJ;Lombardi A;Bren KL;;
Biochemistry2020Vol. 59pp. -
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jm2020biochemistrytuning
Abstract
Cobalt-mimochrome VI*a (CoMC6*a) is a synthetic mini-protein that catalyzes aqueous proton reduction to hydrogen (H2). In buffered water, there are multiple possible proton donors, complicating the elucidation of the mechanism. We have found that the buffer pKa and steri …