Ulrich Ermler: Enzyme Mechanism – Research Group Publications
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2024
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436 (20), 168734 (2024)
The phosphatase RosC from Streptomyces davaonensis is used for roseoflavin biosynthesis and has evolved to largely prevent dephosphorylation of the important cofactor riboflavin-5'-phosphate. Journal of Molecular Biology
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33 (6), e5018 (2024)
Mutational and structural studies of (βα)8-barrel fold methylene-tetrahydropterin reductases utilizing a common catalytic mechanism. Protein Science
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121 (14), e2315568121 (2024)
Structural and mechanistic basis of the central energy-converting methyltransferase complex of methanogenesis. PNAS 2023
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13, 1519 (2023)
Ethoxylate Polymer-Based 96-Well Screen for Protein Crystallization. Crystals
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91 (9), pp. 1329 - 1340 (2023)
Crystal structure of FAD-independent methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase from Mycobacterium hassiacum. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 2022
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13, 6315 (2022)
Purification and structural characterization of the Na+-translocating ferredoxin: NAD+ reductase (Rnf) complex of Clostridium tetanomorphum. Nature Communications
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41 (18), e109990 (2022)
Cryo-EM structures of pentameric autoinducer-2 exporter from Escherichia coli reveal its transport mechanism. The EMBO Journal
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11, e77095 (2022)
Structure-based electron-confurcation mechanism of the Ldh-EtfAB complex. eLife
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234, 111904 (2022)
The molybdenum storage protein forms and deposits distinct polynuclear tungsten oxygen aggregates. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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5, 166 (2022)
Finis tolueni: a new type of thiolase with an integrated Zn-finger subunit catalyses the final step of anaerobic toluene metabolism. The FEBS Journal 2021
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57 (96), pp. 12948 - 12951 (2021)
Rational engineering of Luminiphilus syltensis ( R)-selective amine transaminase for the acceptance of bulky substrates. Chemical Communications
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22 (22), pp. 3172 - 3177 (2021)
Structural basis of cyclic 1,3-diene forming acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenases. Chembiochem
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118 (46), e2107335118 (2021)
The structure of the Aquifex aeolicus MATE family multidrug resistance transporter and sequence comparisons suggest the existence of a new subfamily. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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701, 108796 (2021)
Flavins in the electron bifurcation process. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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1862 (4), 148379 (2021)
Functional diversity of prokaryotic HdrA(BC) modules: Role in flavin-based electron bifurcation processes and beyond. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Bioenergetics
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288 (5), pp. 1664 - 1678 (2021)
Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a HdrA‐like subunit from Hyphomicrobium denitrificans. The FEBS Journal 2020
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74, pp. 713 - 733 (2020)
Structural Basis of Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis. Annual Review of Microbiology
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11, 480 (2020)
Molecular and Low-Resolution Structural Characterization of the Na+-Translocating Glutaconyl-CoA Decarboxylase From Clostridium symbiosum. Frontiers in Microbiology
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432 (7), pp. 2042 - 2054 (2020)
The Hydride Transfer Process in NADP-dependent Methylene-tetrahydromethanopterin Dehydrogenase. Journal of Molecular Biology (London)
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4 (2), pp. 213 - 221 (2020)
Methanogenesis involves direct hydride transfer from H2 to an organic substrate. Nature Reviews Chemistry 2019
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52 (116), pp. 26497 - 26504 (2019)
Molybdate pumping into the molybdenum storage protein via an ATP-powered piercing mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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2 (6), pp. 537 - 543 (2019)
The atomic-resolution crystal structure of activated [Fe]-hydrogenase. Nature Catalysis
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10, 2074 (2019)
Low potential enzymatic hydride transfer via highly cooperative and inversely functionalized flavin cofactorsLow potential enzymatic hydride transfer via highly cooperative and inversely functionalized flavin cofactors. Nature Communications
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58 (11), pp. 3506 - 3510 (2019)
The Bacterial [Fe]‐Hydrogenase Paralog HmdII Uses Tetrahydrofolate Derivatives as Substrates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 2018
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285 (24), pp. 4602 - 4616 (2018)
The Molybdenum Storage Protein: A soluble ATP hydrolysis‐dependent molybdate pump. The FEBS Journal
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189 (12), pp. 172 - 179 (2018)
The molybdenum storage protein - A bionanolab for creating experimentally alterable polyoxomolybdate clusters. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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57 (46), pp. 15056 - 15059 (2018)
How [Fe]-Hydrogenase from Methanothermobacter is Protected Against Light and Oxidative Stress. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
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57 (18), pp. 4917 - 4920 (2018)
Dioxygen Sensitivity of [Fe]‐Hydrogenase in the Presence of Reducing Substrates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
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592 (3), pp. 332 - 342 (2018)
Molecular basis of the flavin‐based electron‐bifurcating caffeyl‐CoA reductase reaction. FEBS Letters 2017
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8, 1577 (2017)
The semiquinone swing in the bifurcating electron transferring flavoprotein/butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase complex from Clostridium difficile. Nature Communications
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85 (11), pp. 2017 - 2023 (2017)
A rare polyglycine type II-like helix motif in naturally occurring proteins. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics
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8, 542 (2017)
Serial millisecond crystallography for routine room-temperature structure determination at synchrotrons. Nature Communications
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56 (36), pp. 10806 - 10809 (2017)
A Water-Bridged H-Bonding Network Contributes to the Catalysis of the SAM-Dependent C-Methyltransferase HcgC. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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357 (6352), pp. 699 - 703 (2017)
Methanogenic heterodisulfide reductase (HdrABC-MvhAGD) uses two noncubane [4Fe-4S] clusters for reduction. Science
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198 (37), pp. 37 - 58 (2017)
Towards artificial methanogenesis: biosynthesis of the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor and characterization of the semi-synthetic hydrogenase. Faraday Discussions
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56 (4), pp. 1146 - 1151 (2017)
The Crystal Structure of RosB: Insights into the Reaction Mechanism of the First Member of a Family of Flavodoxin-like Enzymes. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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7, 39674 (2017)
Structure of the acetophenone carboxylase core complex: prototype of a new class of ATP-dependent carboxylases/hydrolases. Scientific Reports 2016
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590 (24), pp. 4472 - 4479 (2016)
Ligand binding and conformational dynamics in a flavin-based electron-bifurcating enzyme complex revealed by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry. FEBS Letters
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354 (6308), pp. 114 - 117 (2016)
The methanogenic CO2 reducing-and-fixing enzyme is bifunctional and contains 46 [4Fe-4S] clusters. Science Magazine
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1858 (9), pp. 2140 - 2144 (2016)
Molecular characterization of methanogenic N5-methyltetrahydromethanopterin: Coenzyme M methyltransferase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes
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55 (36), pp. 10630 - 10633 (2016)
Didehydroaspartate Modification in Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase Catalyzing Methane Formation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
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55 (33), pp. 9648 - 9651 (2016)
Identification of HcgC as a SAM-Dependent Pyridinol Methyltransferase in [Fe]-Hydrogenase Cofactor Biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
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6, 28226 (2016)
MtrA of the sodium ion pumping methyltransferase binds cobalamin in a unique mode. Scientific Reports
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590 (9), pp. 1375 - 1383 (2016)
X-ray structure of linalool dehydratase/isomerase from Castellaniella defragrans reveals enzymatic alkene synthesis. FEBS Letters
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26 (1-3), pp. 119 - 137 (2016)
Structure and Function of the Unusual Tungsten Enzymes Acetylene Hydratase and Class II Benzoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology
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26 (1-3), pp. 165 - 179 (2016)
Fermentative Cyclohexane Carboxylate Formation in Syntrophus aciditrophicus. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology
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26 (1-3), pp. 5 - 28 (2016)
Anaerobic Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons: From Enzymatic Reactions to the Environment. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 2015
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290 (36), pp. 21985 - 21885 (2015)
Insights into Flavin-based Electron Bifurcation via the NADH-dependent Reduced Ferredoxin:NADP Oxidoreductase Structure. The Journal of Biological Chemistry
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282 (17), pp. 3412 - 3423 (2015)
Towards a functional identification of catalytically inactive [Fe]-hydrogenase paralogs. FEBS Journal
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11 (8), pp. 586 - 591 (2015)
Structural basis of enzymatic benzene ring reduction. Nature Chemical Biology
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6, e6895 (2015)
Protein-pyridinol thioester precursor for biosynthesis of the organometallic acyl-iron ligand in [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor. Nature Communications
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458 (2), pp. 246 - 250 (2015)
Structure of the GcpE-HMBPP complex from Thermus thermophilius. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2014
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138, pp. 122 - 128 (2014)
Structural diversity of polyoxomolybdate clusters along the three-fold axis of the molybdenum storage protein. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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588 (17), pp. 2789 - 2793 (2014)
A possible iron delivery function of the dinuclear iron center of HcgD in [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor biosynthesis. FEBS Letters
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426 (15), pp. 2813 - 2826 (2014)
The F420-Reducing [NiFe]-Hydrogenase Complex from Methanothermobacter marburgensis, the First X-ray Structure of a Group 3 Family Member. Journal of Molecular Biology (London)
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23 (4), pp. 411 - 422 (2014)
A decade of crystallization drops: Crystallization of the cbb3 cytochrome c oxidase from Pseudomonas stutzeri. Protein Science
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289 (8), pp. 5145 - 5157 (2014)
Studies on the Mechanism of Electron Bifurcation Catalyzed by Electron Transferring Flavoprotein (Etf) and Butyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase (Bcd) of Acidaminococcus fermentans. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2013
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587 (24), pp. 3968 - 3972 (2013)
Structure of the (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl-diphosphate reductase from Plasmodium falciparum. FEBS Letters
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18 (8), pp. 905 - 915 (2013)
Advanced electron paramagnetic resonance on the catalytic iron–sulfur cluster bound to the CCG domain of heterodisulfide reductase and succinate: quinone reductase. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
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52 (48), pp. 12555 - 12558 (2013)
Identification of the HcgB Enzyme in [Fe]-Hydrogenase-Cofactor Biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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8 (9), p. e74707 - e74707 (2013)
Structural, Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of Dissimilatory ATP Sulfurylase from Allochromatium vinosum. PLoS One
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52 (37), pp. 9656 - 9659 (2013)
Crystal Structures of [Fe]-Hydrogenase in Complex with Inhibitory Isocyanides: Implications for the H2-Activation Site. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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5 (4), pp. 302 - 317 (2013)
Conserving energy with sulfate around 100 °C - structure and mechanism of key metal enzymes in hyperthermophilic Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Metallomics
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288 (9), pp. 6363 - 6370 (2013)
Structural Basis for a Bispecific NADP+ and CoA Binding Site in an Archaeal Malonyl-Coenzyme A Reductase. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012
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279 (24), pp. 4565 - 4575 (2012)
Active site analysis of yeast flavohemoglobin based on its structure with a small ligand or econazole. The FEBS Journal
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51 (42), pp. 8435 - 8443 (2012)
Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of N5,N10-Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin Cyclohydrolase. Biochemistry
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586 (19), pp. 3452 - 3457 (2012)
Structure of the GcpE (IspG)-MEcPP complex from Thermus thermophilus. FEBS Letters
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27 (2), pp. 55 - 62 (2012)
Crystal structure and biochemistry of methyl-coenzyme M reductase from Black Sea mats mediating anaerobic oxidation of methane. Biseibutsu Seitai
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134 (23), pp. 9768 - 9774 (2012)
Nature’s Polyoxometalate Chemistry: X-ray Structure of the Mo Storage Protein Loaded with Discrete Polynuclear Mo−O Clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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279 (7), pp. 1209 - 1219 (2012)
Crystal structure of a ring-cleaving cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase, a novel member of the thiamine diphosphate enzyme family. The FEBS Journal
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481 (7379), pp. 98 - 101 (2012)
Structure of a methyl-coenzyme M reductase from Black Sea mats that oxidize methane anaerobically. Nature 2011
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193 (23), pp. 6760 - 6769 (2011)
Cyclohexane-1,2-Dione Hydrolase from Denitrifying Azoarcus sp. Strain 22Lin, a Novel Member of the Thiamine Diphosphate Enzyme Family. Journal of Bacteriology
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286 (33), pp. 29241 - 29248 (2011)
Structure and Mechanism of the Diiron Benzoyl-Coenzyme A Epoxidase BoxB. The Journal of Biological Chemistry
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2011 (7), pp. 963 - 972 (2011)
Structure and Function of [Fe]-Hydrogenase and its Iron–Guanylylpyridinol (FeGP) Cofactor. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
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108 (8), pp. 3228 - 3233 (2011)
Ribosome recycling depends on a mechanistic link between the FeS cluster domain and a conformational switch of the twin-ATPase ABCE1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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50 (7), pp. 1255 - 1264 (2011)
Structure of Ralstonia eutropha Flavohemoglobin in Complex with Three Antibiotic Azole Compounds. Biochemistry
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585 (3), pp. 447 - 451 (2011)
Structure of the E-1-hydroxy-2-methyl-but-2-enyl-4-diphosphate synthase (GcpE) from Thermus thermophilus. FEBS Letters 2010
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49 (41), pp. 8912 - 8921 (2010)
Reaction Cycle of the Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Biochemistry
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329 (5989), pp. 327 - 330 (2010)
The Structure of cbb3 Cytochrome Oxidase Provides Insights into Proton Pumping. Science
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D66 (7), pp. 850 - 854 (2010)
Structure at 1.5 Å resolution of cytochrome c552 with its flexible linker segment, a membrane-anchored protein from Paracoccus denitrificans. Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography (Copenhagen)
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49 (25), pp. 5350 - 5357 (2010)
Structural Basis for Promoting and Preventing Decarboxylation in Glutaryl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenases. Biochemistry
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78 (5), pp. 1073 - 1083 (2010)
A new structure-based classification of sulfide:quinone oxidoreductases. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 2009
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61 (1-2), pp. 47 - 49 (2009)
Cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase: A new tool to degrade alicyclic compounds. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
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49 (42), pp. 10098 - 10105 (2009)
Structural Basis of the Hydride Transfer Mechanism in F420-Dependent Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin Dehydrogenase. Biochemistry
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48 (35), pp. 6457 - 6460 (2009)
The Crystal Structure of an [Fe]-Hydrogenase-Substrate Complex Reveals the Framework for H2 Activation. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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106 (24), pp. 9625 - 9630 (2009)
The structure of Aquifex aeolicus sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase, a basis to understand sulfide detoxification and respiration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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583 (3), pp. 585 - 590 (2009)
The crystal structure of C176A mutated [Fe]-hydrogenase suggests an acyl-iron ligation in the active site iron complex. FEBS Letters 2008
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321 (5888), pp. 572 - 575 (2008)
The Crystal Structure of [Fe]-Hydrogenase Reveals the Geometry of the Active Site. Science
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379 (5), pp. 1063 - 1074 (2008)
Structure of the Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Journal of Molecular Biology (London)
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47 (17), pp. 4964 - 4972 (2008)
Inhibitors of the Molybdenum Cofactor Containing 4-Hydroxybenzoyl-CoA Reductase. Biochemistry 2007
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46 (14), pp. 2408 - 2413 (2007)
Towards Biological Supramolecular Chemistry: A Variety of Pocket-Templated Metal Oxide Cluster Nucleations in the Cavity of a Mo/W-Storage Protein. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English
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274 (6), pp. 1588 - 1599 (2007)
Structure of coenzyme F420H2 oxidase (FprA), a di-iron flavoprotein from methanogenic Archaea catalysing the reduction of O2 to H2O. The FEBS Journal
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70 (1), pp. 185 - 191 (2007)
Preliminary electrochemical studies of the flavohaemoprotein from Ralstonia eutropha entrapped in a film of methyl cellulose: activation of the reduction of dioxygen. Bioelectrochemistry 2006
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103 (50), pp. 18917 - 18922 (2006)
Insight into the mechanism of biological methanol activation based on the crystal structure of the methanol-cobalamin methyltransferase complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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358 (3), pp. 798 - 809 (2006)
The Crystal Structure of the Apoenzyme of the Iron-Sulphur Cluster-free Hydrogenase. Journal of Molecular Biology (London)
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357 (3), pp. 870 - 879 (2006)
The structure of a Formylmethanofuran: Tetrahydromethanopterin Formyltransferase in Complex with its Coenzymes. Journal of Molecular Biology (London)
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45 (9), pp. 2960 - 2967 (2006)
Reaction Mechanism of the Iron-Sulfur Flavoenzyme Adenosine-5 '-Phosphosulfate Reductase Based on the Structural Characterization of Different Enzymatic States. Biochemistry 2005
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579 (21), pp. 4600 - 4604 (2005)
X-ray structure of the γ-subunit of a dissimilatory sulfite reductase: Fixed and flexible C-terminal arms. FEBS Letters
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14 (7), pp. 1840 - 1849 (2005)
Crystal structure of methylenetetrahydromethanopterin (Mer) in complex with coenzyme F420: Architecture of the F420/FMN binding site of enzymes within the nonprolyl cis-peptide containing bacterial luciferase family. Protein Science