Beyond the E0 state of nitrogenase
Channel: LINXS
Date: 2020-06-13

Spectroscopic studies of Intermediates in biological dinitrogen reduction
The conversion of dinitrogen to ammonia is a challenging, energy  intensive process, which is enabled biologically by the nitrogenase  family of enzymes. The Mo-dependent nitrogenases contain two cofactors,  the 8Fe-8S P-cluster and the Mo-7Fe-9S-C iron-molybdenum cofactor, known  as “FeMoco”, which is the active site for dintirogen reduction. 



Speaker: Serena DeBeer - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany

The lecture was given 2020-06-08 as a part of the LINXS Webinar series “Let’s dive into the atoms“, an introduction to x-ray and neutron methods. The series is organised by  Anurag Kawde and Veronica Lattanzi. The aim is to create a fundamental understanding of how you as a researcher can use x-rays and neutrons in your own research.
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