Nature publication of Oliver Lenz and Bärbel Friedrich has been highlighted in Angwandte Chemie Internationl Edition
One S less: Recent crystallographic studies have revealed a new, oxygen-tolerant kind of iron–sulfide cluster [4Fe-3S], which contains only three rather than four sulfur atoms in its cage (see picture; yellow=S, red=Fe, blue=N, green=cysteine).
It is proposed that the cluster’s ability to transfer multiple electrons increases the oxygen tolerance by enabling the enzyme to reduce O2 rapidly, converting the dioxygen into harmless water before it can damage the protein.
Katarzyna Grubel and Prof. Patrick L. Holland on nature paper of Dr. Oliver Lenz, Dr. Patrik Scheerer, and Prof. Bärbel Friedrich.
See also online at Angewandte Chemie.