title: Production and removal of superoxide anion radical by artificial metalloenzymes and redox-active metals.
abstract: Generation of reactive oxygen species is useful for various medical, engineering and agricultural purposes. These include clinical modulation of immunological mechanism, enhanced degradation of organic compounds released to the environments, removal of microorganisms for the hygienic purpose, and agricultural pest control; both directly acting against pathogenic microorganisms and indirectly via stimulation of plant defense mechanism represented by systemic acquired resistance and hypersensitive response. By aiming to develop a novel classes of artificial redox-active biocatalysts involved in production and/or removal of superoxide anion radicals, recent attempts for understanding and modification of natural catalytic proteins and functional DNA sequences of mammalian and plant origins are covered in this review article.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; University of Florence LINV Kitakyushu Research Center (LINV@Kitakyushu); Kitakyushu, Japan; LINV- DiSPAA; Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Science; University of Florence; Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; Univ Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris Interdisciplinary Energy Research Institute (PIERI); Paris, France.
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; Fukuoka Industry; Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST), Fukuoka, Japan; IZMB; University of Bonn; Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kagenishi
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; Fukuoka Industry; Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST), Fukuoka, Japan; Present address: Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science; Faculty of Agriculture; Kochi University; Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadono
authors.affiliation: International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; University of Florence LINV Kitakyushu Research Center (LINV@Kitakyushu); Kitakyushu, Japan; LINV- DiSPAA; Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Science; University of Florence; Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Institut des Energies de Demain (FRE 3597), Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouteau
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu ; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; K2R Inc.; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Cun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: K2R Inc. ; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: K2R Inc. ; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Licca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; University of Florence LINV Kitakyushu Research Center (LINV@Kitakyushu); Kitakyushu, Japan; LINV- DiSPAA; Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Science; University of Florence; Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; Univ Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Paris Interdisciplinary Energy Research Institute (PIERI); Paris, France.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uezu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; Fukuoka Industry; Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST), Fukuoka, Japan; Present address: Ariake National College of Technology; Omuta Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okobira
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu ; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; LINV- DiSPAA; Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Science; University of Florence; Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; Present address: Collaboration center; Kyushu Institute of Technology; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu ; Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Reina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.affiliation: International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; LINV- DiSPAA; Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Science; University of Florence; Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; IZMB; University of Bonn; Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baluška
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Environmental Engineering; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; International Photosynthesis Industrialization Research Center; The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu, Japan; Fukuoka Industry; Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST), Fukuoka, Japan; IZMB; University of Bonn; Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokawa