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Tracing the Hydrogen Source of Hydrocarbons Formed by Vanadium Nitrogenase
Author(s) -
Lee Chi Chung,
Hu Yilin,
Ribbe Markus W.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201100869
Subject(s) - vanadium , nitrogenase , chemistry , carbon monoxide , hydrogen , protonation , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , photochemistry , organic chemistry , nitrogen fixation , nitrogen , ion
Hydrocarbons from CO : The vanadium‐nitrogenase‐catalyzed reduction of carbon monoxide involves the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)‐dependent protonation of CO and the subsequent formation of CC bonds, leading to the production of small hydrocarbons, such as C 2 H 4 , C 2 H 6 , C 3 H 6 , and C 3 H 8 (see picture). Isotope‐substitution studies monitored by GC–MS analysis show that protons are the source of hydrogen for the CO reduction.