Iron sulfur clusters in protein nanocages for photocatalytic hydrogen generation in acidic aqueous solutions.

ABSTRACT: We took advantage of the iron binding affinity of apoferritin to immobilize iron-sulfur clusters into apoferritin up to 312 moieties per protein, with a loading rate as high as 25 wt%. The photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity in acidic aqueous solutions was achieved with TONs up to 31 (based on a single catalyst moiety) or 8.3 × 103 (based on a single protein) upon 3 h of visible light irradiation. The present study provides a versatile strategy to construct uniform protein/photocatalyst supramolecular systems with FeFe-H2ase activity.

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385480 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature