Structural foundations for the O2 resistance of Desulfomicrobium baculatum [NiFeSe]-hydrogenase.
Volbeda, A., Amara, P., Iannello, M., De Lacey, A.L., Cavazza, C., Fontecilla-Camps, J.C.(2013) Chem Commun (Camb) 49: 7061-7063
- PubMed: 23811828 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc43619e
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4KL8, 4KN9, 4KO1, 4KO2, 4KO3, 4KO4 - PubMed Abstract: 
This study shows how the NiFeSe site of an anaerobically purified O2-resistant hydrogenase reacts with air to give a seleninate as the first product. Less oxidized states of the active site are readily reduced in the presence of X-rays. Reductive enzyme activation requires an efficient pathway for water escape.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Metalloproteins Unit, Institut de Biologie Structurale J.P. Ebel, CEA, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes UMR 5075, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble, France. anne.volbeda@ibs.fr