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Water oxidation by Ferritin: A semi-natural electrode
Ferritin is a protein (ca. 12 nm) with a central pocket of 6 nm diameter, and hydrated iron oxide stored in this central cavity of this protein. The protein shell has a complicated structure with 24 subunits. Transmission electron microscopy images of ferritin showed nanosized iron oxides (ca. 4–6 n...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6687787/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31395911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47661-z |
Sumario: | Ferritin is a protein (ca. 12 nm) with a central pocket of 6 nm diameter, and hydrated iron oxide stored in this central cavity of this protein. The protein shell has a complicated structure with 24 subunits. Transmission electron microscopy images of ferritin showed nanosized iron oxides (ca. 4–6 nm) in the protein structure. In high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images of the iron core, d-spacings of 2.5–2.6 Å were observed, which is corresponded to d-spacings of ferrihydrite crystal structure. Our experiments showed that at pH 11, the modified electrode by this biomolecule is active for water oxidation (turnover frequency: 0.001 s(−1) at 1.7 V). Using affected by bacteria, we showed that Fe ions in the structure of ferritin are critical for water oxidation. |
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