Dr. Oliver Lenz
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Research interests
Structure, function and application of oxygen tolerant [Ni-Fe]-hydrogenases
Research Fields in UniCat
Selection of research projects
MBH: Membrane-bound [NiFe]-hydrogenase
SH: H2-driven production of NADH by the soluble [NiFe]-hydrogenase
RH: H2 sensing by the regulatory [NiFe]-Hydrogenase
AH: Novel Actinobacterial-Like [NiFe]-Hydrogenase
Cofactor assembly and maturation of [NiFe]-hydrogenases
Biotechnological application of H2-converting biocatalysts
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Relevant News
New joint paper on hydrogenase
Tracking the route of substrates, intermediates, and inhibitors in proteins is fundamental in understanding their specific function. However, following the route of gases like molecular oxygen within enzymes has always been challenging. In protein X-ray cr[more]
Research Highlight "Biosynthesis of the metal carbonyl in the catalytic center of [NiFe]-hydrogenase"
Activation of dihydrogen is by far not a trivial catalytic reaction. Microbes have evolved sophisticated hydrogenases with complex transition metal centers to get access to dihydrogen (H2). A recurring feature of these centers is the presence of iron atoms[more]
Reversible [4Fe-3S] cluster morphing in an oxygen-tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenase
New article by seven UniCat groups in Nature Chemical Biology[more]
Iron-Sulfur Enzymes - Mechanisms and Applications in Energy, Environment and Medicine
UniCat scientists Silke Leimkühler, Holger Dobbek, and Oliver Lenz have been invited to the Gordon Research Conference on Iron-Sulfur Enzymes[more]
New insights about the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenases by resonance Raman spectroscopy
Very Important Paper (VIP) in "Angewandte Chemie" of the groups of Peter Hildebrandt/Ingo Zebger, Maria-Andrea Mroginski and Oliver Lenz[more]
New Iron–Sulfur Clusters Help Hydrogenases Tolerate Oxygen
Nature publication of Oliver Lenz and Bärbel Friedrich has been highlighted in Angwandte Chemie Internationl Edition[more]
Structure of a microbial hydrogen engine
New results on biological hydrogen conversion published in Nature by UniCat researchers Oliver Lenz and Bärbel Friedrich[more]
Presentations and photo gallary of fuel cell day
Folien und Fotos vom Brennstoffzellentag zum Download[more]
UniCat on the radio
Dr. Oliver Lenz and Prof. Driess talk about biocatalysts for obtaining hydrogen[more]