Projektnummer

0054730

Zusammenfassung

The goal is to construct a molecular device for light-driven production of hydrogen gas. For this purpose two natural enzymes are exploited: photosystem I (PSI), the primary photoreductant in oxygenic photosynthesis, and HydA1, a hydrogen producing [FeFe]-type hydrogenase. Using computational protein design and genetic engineering techniques to introduce specific modifications to HydA1 and PSI, and to add artificial protein extensions an efficient functional interface between the two enzymes will be constructed. This venture is expected to result in a working light-driven hydrogen evo...