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ATP-independent formation of hydrocarbons catalyzed by isolated nitrogenase cofactors
Lee, Chi Chung,Hu, Yilin,Ribbe, Markus W.
, p. 1947 - 1949 (2012)
Reduce to produce: Molybdenum- and vanadium-nitrogenase cofactors have been isolated and shown to reduce carbon monoxide and cyanide ions to a mixture of alkanes and alkenes in the presence of a strong reductant, europium(II) diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (see scheme). Various hydrocarbons of up to seven carbon atoms in length are detected as products in these ATP-free reactions.
