Protein Engineering of Electron Transfer Components from Electroactive Geobacter Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Electrogenic microorganisms possess unique redox biological features, being capable of transferring electrons to the cell exterior and converting highly toxic compounds into nonhazardous forms. These microorganisms have led to the development of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (METs), which include applications in the fields of bioremediation and bioenergy production. The optimization of these technologies involves efforts from several different disciplines, ranging from microbiology to materials science. Geobacter bacteria have served as a model for understanding the mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of extracellular electron transfer, which is highly dependent on a multitude of multiheme cytochromes (MCs). MCs are, therefore, logical targets for rational protein engineering to

SUBMITTER: Fernandes TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8227773 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature