title: An approach for catalyst design in artificial photosynthetic systems: focus on nanosized inorganic cores within proteins.
abstract: Some enzymes can be considered as a catalyst having a nanosized inorganic core in a protein matrix. In some cases, the metal oxide or sulfide clusters, which can be considered as cofactors in enzymes, may be recruited for use in other related reactions in artificial photosynthetic systems. In other words, one approach to design efficient and environmentally friendly catalysts in artificial photosynthetic systems for the purpose of utilizing sunlight to generate high energy intermediates or useful material is to select and utilize inorganic cores of enzymes. For example, one of the most important goals in developing artificial photosynthesis is hydrogen production. However, first, it is necessary to find a "super catalyst" for water oxidation, which is the most challenging half reaction of water splitting. There is an efficient system for water oxidation in cyanobacteria, algae, and plants. Published data on the Mn-Ca cluster have provided details on the mechanism and structure of the water oxidizing complex as a Mn-Ca nanosized inorganic core in photosystem II. Progress has been made in introducing Mn-Ca oxides as efficient catalysts for water oxidation in artificial photosynthetic systems. Here, in the interest of designing efficient catalysts for other important reactions in artificial photosynthesis, a few examples of our knowledge of inorganic cores of proteins, and how Nature used them for important reactions, are discussed.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), 45137-66731, Zanjan, Iran, mmnajafpour@iasbs.ac.ir.
authors: Mohammad Mahdi
authors: MM
authors: Najafpour
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins
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