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Trapping a cross-linked lysine–tryptophan radical in the catalytic cycle of the radical SAM enzyme SuiB by Balo, Aidin R., Caruso, Alessio, Tao, Lizhi, Tantillo, Dean J., Seyedsayamdost, Mohammad R., Britt, R. David

“…The radical S-adenosylmethionine (rSAM) enzyme SuiB catalyzes the formation of an unusual carbon–carbon bond between the sidechains of lysine (Lys) and…”
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Serine is the molecular source of the NH(CH 2 ) 2 bridgehead moiety of the in vitro assembled [FeFe] hydrogenase H-cluster by Rao, Guodong, Tao, Lizhi, Britt, R. David

“…The active site of [FeFe] hydrogenase, the H-cluster, consists of a canonical [4Fe–4S] H subcluster linked to a unique binuclear [2Fe] H subcluster containing…”
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Isolation of a triplet benzene dianion by Gould, Colin A., Marbey, Jonathan, Vieru, Veacheslav, Marchiori, David A., David Britt, R., Chibotaru, Liviu F., Hill, Stephen, Long, Jeffrey R.

“…Baird’s rule predicts that molecules with 4 n π electrons should be aromatic in the triplet state, but the realization of simple ring systems with such an…”
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Bioassembly of complex iron–sulfur enzymes: hydrogenases and nitrogenases by Britt, R. David, Rao, Guodong, Tao, Lizhi

“…Nature uses multinuclear metal clusters to catalyse a number of important multielectron redox reactions. Examples that employ complex Fe–S clusters in…”
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Mn(II) Oxidation by the Multicopper Oxidase Complex Mnx: A Coordinated Two-Stage Mn(II)/(III) and Mn(III)/(IV) Mechanism by Soldatova, Alexandra V, Romano, Christine A, Tao, Lizhi, Stich, Troy A, Casey, William H, Britt, R. David, Tebo, Bradley M, Spiro, Thomas G

“…The bacterial manganese oxidase MnxG of the Mnx protein complex is unique among multicopper oxidases (MCOs) in carrying out a two-electron metal oxidation,…”
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Ammonia Binds to the Dangler Manganese of the Photosystem II Oxygen-Evolving Complex by Oyala, Paul H, Stich, Troy A, Debus, Richard J, Britt, R. David

“…High-resolution X-ray structures of photosystem II reveal several potential substrate binding sites at the water-oxidizing/oxygen-evolving 4MnCa cluster…”
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Synthetic model of the asymmetric [Mn₃CaO₄] cubane core of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II by Mukherjee, Shreya, Stull, Jamie A., Yano, Junko, Stamatatos, Theocharis C., Pringouri, Konstantina, Stich, Troy A., Abboud, Khalil A., Britt, R. David, Yachandra, Vittal K., Christou, George

“…The laboratory synthesis of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II has been the objective of synthetic chemists since the early 1970s. However,…”
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Structural Effects of Ammonia Binding to the Mn4CaO5 Cluster of Photosystem II by Marchiori, David A., Oyala, Paul H., Debus, Richard J., Stich, Troy A., Britt, R. David

“…The Mn4CaO5 oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II catalyzes the light-driven oxidation of two substrate waters to molecular oxygen. ELDOR-detected…”
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Identity and function of an essential nitrogen ligand of the nitrogenase cofactor biosynthesis protein NifB by Rettberg, Lee A., Wilcoxen, Jarett, Jasniewski, Andrew J., Lee, Chi Chung, Tanifuji, Kazuki, Hu, Yilin, Britt, R. David, Ribbe, Markus W.

“…NifB is a radical S -adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) enzyme that is essential for nitrogenase cofactor assembly. Previously, a nitrogen ligand was shown to be…”
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Reactive high-spin iron(IV)-oxo sites through dioxygen activation in a metal–organic framework by Hou, Kaipeng, Börgel, Jonas, Jiang, Henry Z. H., SantaLucia, Daniel J., Kwon, Hyunchul, Zhuang, Hao, Chakarawet, Khetpakorn, Rohde, Rachel C., Taylor, Jordan W., Dun, Chaochao, Paley, Maria V., Turkiewicz, Ari B., Park, Jesse G., Mao, Haiyan, Zhu, Ziting, Alp, E. Ercan, Zhao, Jiyong, Hu, Michael Y., Lavina, Barbara, Peredkov, Sergey, Lv, Xudong, Oktawiec, Julia, Meihaus, Katie R., Pantazis, Dimitrios A., Vandone, Marco, Colombo, Valentina, Bill, Eckhard, Urban, Jeffrey J., Britt, R. David, Grandjean, Fernande, Long, Gary J., DeBeer, Serena, Neese, Frank, Reimer, Jeffrey A., Long, Jeffrey R.

“…In nature, nonheme iron enzymes use dioxygen to generate high-spin iron(IV)=O species for a variety of oxygenation reactions. Although synthetic chemists have…”
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A protein fold switch joins the circadian oscillator to clock output in cyanobacteria by Chang, Yong-Gang, Cohen, Susan E., Phong, Connie, Myers, William K., Kim, Yong-Ick, Tseng, Roger, Lin, Jenny, Zhang, Li, Boyd, Joseph S., Lee, Yvonne, Kang, Shannon, Lee, David, Li, Sheng, Britt, R. David, Rust, Michael J., Golden, Susan S., LiWang, Andy

“…Organisms are adapted to the relentless cycles of day and night, because they evolved timekeeping systems called circadian clocks, which regulate biological…”
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Electrochemical Reduction of N2 to NH3 at Low Potential by a Molecular Aluminum Complex by Sherbow, Tobias J., Thompson, Emily J., Arnold, Amela, Sayler, Richard I., Britt, R. David, Berben, Louise A.

“…Electrochemical generation of ammonia (NH3) from nitrogen (N2) using renewable electricity is a desirable alternative to current NH3 production methods, which…”
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Pulse EPR Spectroscopic Characterization of the S3 State of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II Isolated from Synechocystis by Marchiori, David A, Debus, Richard J, Britt, R. David

“…The S3 state is the last semi-stable state in the water splitting reaction that is catalyzed by the Mn4O5Ca cluster that makes up the oxygen-evolving complex…”
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Electronic Structure Description of a [Co(III)3Co(IV)O4] Cluster: A Model for the Paramagnetic Intermediate in Cobalt-Catalyzed Water Oxidation by McAlpin, J. Gregory, Stich, Troy A, Ohlin, C. André, Surendranath, Yogesh, Nocera, Daniel G, Casey, William H, Britt, R. David

“…Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonace (EPR) spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations were performed on [Co4O4(C5H5N)4(CH3CO2)4]+ (1 + ), a…”
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A Night-Time Edge Site Intermediate in the Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock Identified by EPR Spectroscopy by Chow, Gary K, Chavan, Archana G, Heisler, Joel, Chang, Yong-Gang, Zhang, Ning, LiWang, Andy, Britt, R. David

“…As the only circadian oscillator that can be reconstituted in vitro with its constituent proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC using ATP as an energy source, the…”
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Menaquinone Biosynthesis: New Strategies to Trap Radical Intermediates in the MqnE-Catalyzed Reaction by Joshi, Sumedh, Fedoseyenko, Dmytro, Sharma, Vishav, Nesbit, Mark A, Britt, R. David, Begley, Tadhg P

“…Aminofutalosine synthase (MqnE) is a radical SAM enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 3-((1-carboxyvinyl)­oxy)­benzoic acid to aminofutalosine during the…”
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A Radical Intermediate in Tyrosine Scission to the CO and CN⁻ Ligands of FeFe Hydrogenase by Kuchenreuther, Jon M., Myers, William K., Stich, Troy A., George, Simon J., NejatyJahromy, Yaser, Swartz, James R., Britt, R. David

“…The radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme HydG lyses free L-tyrosine to produce CO and CN⁻ for the assembly of the catalytic H cluster of FeFe hydrogenase…”
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Mn(II) Oxidation by the Multicopper Oxidase Complex Mnx: A Binuclear Activation Mechanism by Soldatova, Alexandra V, Tao, Lizhi, Romano, Christine A, Stich, Troy A, Casey, William H, Britt, R. David, Tebo, Bradley M, Spiro, Thomas G

“…The bacterial protein complex Mnx contains a multicopper oxidase (MCO) MnxG that, unusually, catalyzes the two-electron oxidation of Mn­(II) to MnO2…”
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A High-Spin Iron(IV)–Oxo Complex Supported by a Trigonal Nonheme Pyrrolide Platform by Bigi, Julian P, Harman, W. Hill, Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt, Robles, Damon M, Stich, Troy A, Yano, Junko, Britt, R. David, Chang, Christopher J

“…We report the generation and characterization of a new high-spin iron­(IV)–oxo complex supported by a trigonal nonheme pyrrolide platform. Oxygen-atom transfer…”
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Probing the coordination and function of Fe4S4 modules in nitrogenase assembly protein NifB by Rettberg, Lee A., Wilcoxen, Jarett, Lee, Chi Chung, Stiebritz, Martin T., Tanifuji, Kazuki, Britt, R. David, Hu, Yilin

“…NifB is an essential radical S -adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme for nitrogenase cofactor assembly. Previous studies show that NifB couples a putative pair of…”
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