Biological and Bioinspired Inorganic N-N Bond-Forming Reactions

The metallobiochemistry underlying the formation of the inorganic N-N-bond-containing molecules nitrous oxide (N O), dinitrogen (N ), and hydrazine (N H ) is essential to the lifestyles of diverse organisms. Similar reactions hold promise as means to use N-based fuels as alternative carbon-free ener...

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Published in:Chemical reviews Vol. 120; no. 12; p. 5252
Main Authors: Ferousi, Christina, Majer, Sean H, DiMucci, Ida M, Lancaster, Kyle M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 24.06.2020
Subjects:
Hydrazines - chemistry
Hydrazines - metabolism
Metalloproteins - chemistry
Metalloproteins - metabolism
Models, Molecular
Nitrogen - chemistry
Nitrogen - metabolism
Nitrous Oxide - chemistry
Nitrous Oxide - metabolism
ISSN:1520-6890, 1520-6890
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Summary:The metallobiochemistry underlying the formation of the inorganic N-N-bond-containing molecules nitrous oxide (N O), dinitrogen (N ), and hydrazine (N H ) is essential to the lifestyles of diverse organisms. Similar reactions hold promise as means to use N-based fuels as alternative carbon-free energy sources. This review discusses research efforts to understand the mechanisms underlying biological N-N bond formation in primary metabolism and how the associated reactions are tied to energy transduction and organismal survival. These efforts comprise studies of both natural and engineered metalloenzymes as well as synthetic model complexes.
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ISSN:1520-6890
1520-6890
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00629