Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 18, Pages 8368-8377Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.103
Keywords
Cyanobacteria; Hydrogen; Hydrogenase; Hox hydrogenase; Bidirectional hydrogenase
Funding
- NREL LDRD Program
- DOE
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Cyanobacteria have tremendous potential to produce clean, renewable fuel in the form of hydrogen gas derived from solar energy and water. Of the two cyanobacterial enzymes capable of evolving hydrogen gas (nitrogenase and the bidirectional hydrogenase), the box-encoded bidirectional Ni-Fe hydrogenase has a high theoretical potential. The physiological role of this hydrogenase is a highly debated topic and is poorly understood relative to that of the nitrogenase. Here the structure, assembly, and expression of this enzyme, as well as its probable roles in metabolism, are discussed and analyzed to gain perspective on its physiological role. It is concluded that the bidirectional hydrogenase in cyanobacteria primarily functions as a redox regulator for maintaining a proper oxidation/reduction state in the cell. Recommendations for future research to test this hypothesis are discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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