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Frederik V. Schmidt

Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial MicrobiologyORCID 0000-0003-3075-6637Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJul 9, 2026

Directed evolution of the Fe-nitrogenase for CO2 reduction to hydrocarbons

Niels N. Oehlmann, Frederik V. Schmidt, Jing Chen…·Johannes G. Rebelein

This study enhances Fe-nitrogenase's ability to convert CO2 to hydrocarbons through directed evolution, increasing CH4 production and expanding the product spectrum to include ethane and CO.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.08.737278

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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BiochemistryNature CatalysisPeer-reviewedOct 23, 2025

Methylthio-alkane reductases use nitrogenase metalloclusters for carbon-sulfur bond cleavage

Ana Lago-Maciel, Jéssica C. Soares, Jan Zarzycki…·Johannes G. Rebelein

This study presents the first molecular structure of methylthio-alkane reductase, revealing metalloclusters that inform its function and evolutionary relationship to nitrogenases.

17 citations

experimental assay

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