CO2 - 2 News from the science department by Max-Planck-Institute für terrestrische Mikrobiologie

CO2 - 2 News from the science department by Max-Planck-Institute für terrestrische Mikrobiologie

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An enzyme in training camp: Capturing and using CO2 efficiently

‘Lactyl-CoA mutase’, which is not found in nature, was specifically developed for efficient synthetic metabolic pathways

29-Nov-2024 - A team of researchers led by Prof. Tobias Erb at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg has succeeded in developing a new enzyme. The 'lactyl-CoA mutase' can efficiently convert a key metabolic compound into valuable products. To achieve this, the research team used ...

CO2 cell metabolism CO2 fixation
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Powering Nitrogenases: New ways for sustainable fertiliser production

New targets for improving biocatalysts

26-Feb-2024 - Nitrogenases are considered promising candidates for the sustainable enzymatic production of ammonia and carbon compounds. One bottleneck in this complex process, the supply of electrons to the enzymes, has remained a mystery until now. Now a team at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial ...

CO2 ammonia biocatalysis
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