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Attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroelectrochemistry at a carbon particle electrode; unmediated redox control of a [NiFe]-hydrogenase solution

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Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.We report a versatile infrared spectroscopic method for studying redox chemistry of metalloproteins, and demonstrate for the first time electrochemically-induced changes to the active site of the regulatory [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Ralstonia eutropha. A carbon particle network working electrode allows control over a wide potential window without the need for solution mediators.EC/FP7/258600/EU/Understanding and Exploiting Biological Catalysts for Energy Cycling: Development of Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry for Studying Intermediates in Metalloenzyme Catalysis/ENERGYBIOCATALYSISDFG, EXC 314, Unifying Concepts in Catalysi

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