Visible light-driven, external mediator-free H2 production by a combination of a photosensitizer and a whole-cell biocatalyst: Escherichia coli expressing [FeFe]-hydrogenase and maturase genes

Yuki Honda, Yuka Shinohara, Hiroshi Fujii

2020Catalysis Science & Technology32 citationsDOI

Abstract

A new visible light-driven, external mediator-free, and highly efficient H2 production system is developed based on the combination of a photosensitizer and a living whole-cell biocatalyst: genetically engineered <italic>Escherichia coli</italic>.

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Escherichia coliBiocatalysisPhotosensitizerHydrogenaseEscherichia coli ProteinsMediatorChemistryGeneCatalysisPhotochemistryBiologyBiophysicsNanotechnologyBiochemistryMaterials scienceCell biologyIonic liquidMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Visible light-driven, external mediator-free H<sub>2</sub> production by a combination of a photosensitizer and a whole-cell biocatalyst: <i>Escherichia coli</i> expressing [FeFe]-hydrogenase and maturase genes

Abstract

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