Abstract
Biological H2 production has potential to address energy security and environmental concerns if produced from renewable or waste sources. The purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacterium Rubrivivax gelatinosus CBS produces H2 while oxidizing CO, a component of synthesis gas (Syngas). CO-linked H2 production is facilitated by an energy-converting hydrogenase (Ech), while a subsequent H2 oxidation reaction is catalyzed by a membrane-bound hydrogenase (MBH). Both hydrogenases contain [NiFe] active sites requiring 6 maturation factors (HypA-F) for assembly, but it is unclear which of the two annotated sets of hyp genes are required for each in R. gelatinosus CBS. Herein, we report correlated expression of hyp1 genes with Ech genes and hyp2 expression with MBH genes. Moreover, we find that while Ech H2 evolving activity is only delayed when hyp1 is deleted, hyp2 deletion completely disrupts MBH H2 uptake, providing a platform for a biologically driven water–gas shift reaction to produce H2 from CO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 993-1002 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The authors would like to thank Dr. Gur Pines (University of Colorado, Boulder) for his help in editing the manuscript. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract no. DE-AC36-08GO28308 with Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, the Manager and Operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. The authors would like to thank Dr. Gur Pines (University of Colorado, Boulder) for his help in editing the manuscript. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract no. DE-AC36-08GO28308 with Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, the Manager and Operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-AC36-08GO28308 |
| Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | |
| Fuel Cell Technologies Office |
Keywords
- CO oxidation
- Hydrogenase maturation
- Water–gas shift reaction
- [NiFe] hydrogenase
