Issue 10, 2014

Enhancing hydrogen production of microalgae by redirecting electrons from photosystem I to hydrogenase

Abstract

Photohydrogen generation in microalgae is catalysed by hydrogenases, which receive electrons from photosystem I via the ferredoxin PETF. The dominant acceptor of photosynthetic electrons is, however, ferredoxin-NADP+-oxidoreductase (FNR). By utilizing targeted ferredoxin and FNR variants in a light-dependent competition assay, electrons can be redirected to the hydrogenase yielding a five-fold enhanced hydrogen evolution activity.

Graphical abstract: Enhancing hydrogen production of microalgae by redirecting electrons from photosystem I to hydrogenase

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 May 2014
Accepted
29 Jul 2014
First published
29 Jul 2014

Energy Environ. Sci., 2014,7, 3296-3301

Author version available

Enhancing hydrogen production of microalgae by redirecting electrons from photosystem I to hydrogenase

S. Rumpel, J. F. Siebel, C. Farès, J. Duan, E. Reijerse, T. Happe, W. Lubitz and M. Winkler, Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 3296 DOI: 10.1039/C4EE01444H

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