Soil bacteria enzyme generates electricity from hydrogen in the air

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Chemistry

An enzyme called Huc that the ungraded bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis uses to nutrient vigor from hydrogen has been analysed and present we cognize however it works

By Alex Wilkins

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8 March 2023

A reconstruction of the Huc enzyme

A reconstruction of the Huc enzyme

Chris Greening et al

An enzyme that tin make vigor from hydrogen successful the aerial could powerfulness aboriginal substance cells oregon tiny generators.

Soil bacteria that person evolved to devour hydrogen to marque their vigor instrumentality successful astir 60 cardinal tonnes of the state globally each year, but however precisely they bash it has been a spot of a mystery.

Rhys Grinter astatine Monash University successful Melbourne and his colleagues person antecedently identified that an robust and nickel-based enzyme called Huc successful the ungraded bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis plays …

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