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John W Peters

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1 In situ analysis of nitrogen fixation and metabolic switching in unicellular thermophilic cyanobacteria inhabiting hot spring microbial mats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.82
2 [FeFe]-hydrogenase cyanide ligands derived from S-adenosylmethionine-dependent cleavage of tyrosine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010 1.51
3 Stepwise [FeFe]-hydrogenase H-cluster assembly revealed in the structure of HydA(DeltaEFG). Nature 2010 1.44
4 Engineering algae for biohydrogen and biofuel production. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2009 1.41
5 Regulation of nif gene expression and the energetics of N2 fixation over the diel cycle in a hot spring microbial mat. ISME J 2008 1.39
6 Dithiomethylether as a ligand in the hydrogenase h-cluster. J Am Chem Soc 2008 1.38
7 [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: HydG-catalyzed synthesis of carbon monoxide. J Am Chem Soc 2010 1.33
8 HydF as a scaffold protein in [FeFe] hydrogenase H-cluster biosynthesis. FEBS Lett 2008 1.27
9 Synthesis of the 2Fe subcluster of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase H cluster on the HydF scaffold. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.26
10 Insights into [FeFe]-hydrogenase structure, mechanism, and maturation. Structure 2011 1.24
11 Methanogenesis in subglacial sediments. Environ Microbiol Rep 2010 1.14
12 The modular respiratory complexes involved in hydrogen and sulfur metabolism by heterotrophic hyperthermophilic archaea and their evolutionary implications. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2012 1.14
13 Homologous and heterologous overexpression in Clostridium acetobutylicum and characterization of purified clostridial and algal Fe-only hydrogenases with high specific activities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.11
14 Infrared studies of the CO-inhibited form of the Fe-only hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum I: examination of its light sensitivity at cryogenic temperatures. Biochemistry 2002 1.10
15 Identification and characterization of a novel member of the radical AdoMet enzyme superfamily and implications for the biosynthesis of the Hmd hydrogenase active site cofactor. J Bacteriol 2009 1.10
16 Biosynthesis of complex iron-sulfur enzymes. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2011 1.09
17 Activation of HydA(DeltaEFG) requires a preformed [4Fe-4S] cluster. Biochemistry 2009 1.09
18 In vitro activation of [FeFe] hydrogenase: new insights into hydrogenase maturation. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007 1.07
19 Molecular evidence for an active endogenous microbiome beneath glacial ice. ISME J 2013 1.07
20 Diversity, abundance, and potential activity of nitrifying and nitrate-reducing microbial assemblages in a subglacial ecosystem. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 1.07
21 Surprising cofactors in metalloenzymes. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2003 1.06
22 [FeFe]-hydrogenase in Yellowstone National Park: evidence for dispersal limitation and phylogenetic niche conservatism. ISME J 2010 1.04
23 Crystal structure of the L protein of Rhodobacter sphaeroides light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase with MgADP bound: a homologue of the nitrogenase Fe protein. Biochemistry 2008 1.03
24 [FeFe] hydrogenase genetic diversity provides insight into molecular adaptation in a saline microbial mat community. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 1.00
25 Insights into substrate binding at FeMo-cofactor in nitrogenase from the structure of an alpha-70(Ile) MoFe protein variant. J Inorg Biochem 2009 1.00
26 Contrasting patterns of community assembly in the stratified water column of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Microb Ecol 2013 0.99
27 Transcriptional profiling of nitrogen fixation in Azotobacter vinelandii. J Bacteriol 2011 0.99
28 Biochemical and kinetic characterization of radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine enzyme HydG. Biochemistry 2013 0.97
29 [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation. Biochemistry 2014 0.96
30 Modeling the habitat range of phototrophs in yellowstone national park: toward the development of a comprehensive fitness landscape. Front Microbiol 2012 0.93
31 A conformational mimic of the MgATP-bound "on state" of the nitrogenase iron protein. Biochemistry 2004 0.92
32 Substrate specificity and evolutionary implications of a NifDK enzyme carrying NifB-co at its active site. FEBS Lett 2010 0.92
33 Mechanism of proton transfer in [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum. J Biol Chem 2011 0.92
34 An alternative path for the evolution of biological nitrogen fixation. Front Microbiol 2011 0.91
35 Hydrogenase cluster biosynthesis: organometallic chemistry nature's way. Dalton Trans 2009 0.90
36 [FeFe]-hydrogenase oxygen inactivation is initiated at the H cluster 2Fe subcluster. J Am Chem Soc 2015 0.89
37 Characterization of [4Fe-4S] cluster vibrations and structure in nitrogenase Fe protein at three oxidation levels via combined NRVS, EXAFS, and DFT analyses. J Am Chem Soc 2013 0.89
38 Getting a handle on the role of coenzyme M in alkene metabolism. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2008 0.89
39 FAD binding by ApbE protein from Salmonella enterica: a new class of FAD-binding proteins. J Bacteriol 2010 0.89
40 Structural basis for stereoselectivity in the (R)- and (S)-hydroxypropylthioethanesulfonate dehydrogenases. Biochemistry 2006 0.89
41 H-cluster assembly during maturation of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014 0.88
42 New insights into the evolutionary history of biological nitrogen fixation. Front Microbiol 2013 0.87
43 Biological nitrogen fixation in acidic high-temperature geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Environ Microbiol 2011 0.87
44 Investigations on the role of proton-coupled electron transfer in hydrogen activation by [FeFe]-hydrogenase. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.86
45 EPR and X-ray crystallographic characterization of the product-bound form of the MnII-loaded methionyl aminopeptidase from Pyrococcus furiosus. Biochemistry 2005 0.86
46 [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: insights into the role HydE plays in dithiomethylamine biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2015 0.86
47 Structural basis for CO2 fixation by a novel member of the disulfide oxidoreductase family of enzymes, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. Biochemistry 2002 0.86
48 EPR and FTIR analysis of the mechanism of H2 activation by [FeFe]-hydrogenase HydA1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. J Am Chem Soc 2013 0.86
49 Competition for ammonia influences the structure of chemotrophic communities in geothermal springs. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 0.86
50 Classifying the metal dependence of uncharacterized nitrogenases. Front Microbiol 2013 0.86
51 Evolutionary significance of an algal gene encoding an [FeFe]-hydrogenase with F-domain homology and hydrogenase activity in Chlorella variabilis NC64A. Planta 2011 0.85
52 Polyphasic characterization of a thermotolerant siderophilic filamentous cyanobacterium that produces intracellular iron deposits. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.84
53 Reversible H atom abstraction catalyzed by the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme HydG. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.84
54 Insights into the role of nucleotide-dependent conformational change in nitrogenase catalysis: Structural characterization of the nitrogenase Fe protein Leu127 deletion variant with bound MgATP. J Inorg Biochem 2006 0.83
55 Environmental constraints underpin the distribution and phylogenetic diversity of nifH in the Yellowstone geothermal complex. Microb Ecol 2011 0.83
56 Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of an acetone carboxylase from Xanthobacter autotrophicus strain Py2. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2004 0.83
57 Photo-induced H2 production by [NiFe]-hydrogenase from T. roseopersicina covalently linked to a Ru(II) photosensitizer. J Inorg Biochem 2011 0.82
58 Probing the MgATP-bound conformation of the nitrogenase Fe protein by solution small-angle X-ray scattering. Biochemistry 2007 0.82
59 Structural and biochemical implications of single amino acid substitutions in the nucleotide-dependent switch regions of the nitrogenase Fe protein from Azotobacter vinelandii. J Biol Inorg Chem 2004 0.81
60 Radical AdoMet enzymes in complex metal cluster biosynthesis. Biochim Biophys Acta 2012 0.81
61 Differential accumulation of nif structural gene mRNA in Azotobacter vinelandii. J Bacteriol 2011 0.81
62 Iron-sulfur cluster coordination in the [FeFe]-hydrogenase H cluster biosynthetic factor HydF. FEBS Lett 2012 0.81
63 Expanding the paradigm of thiol redox in the thermophilic root of life. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 0.81
64 A comparison of phosphonothioic acids with phosphonic acids as phosphatase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2003 0.80
65 Structural basis for carbon dioxide binding by 2-ketopropyl coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. FEBS Lett 2010 0.80
66 Mechanistic implications of the structure of the mixed-disulfide intermediate of the disulfide oxidoreductase, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. Biochemistry 2006 0.80
67 Molecular basis for enantioselectivity in the (R)- and (S)-hydroxypropylthioethanesulfonate dehydrogenases, a unique pair of stereoselective short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases involved in aliphatic epoxide carboxylation. Biochemistry 2010 0.79
68 Immobilization of active hydrogenases by encapsulation in polymeric porous gels. Nano Lett 2005 0.76
69 The thermal adaptation of the nitrogenase Fe protein from thermophilic Methanobacter thermoautotrophicus. Proteins 2006 0.76
70 Roles of the redox-active disulfide and histidine residues forming a catalytic dyad in reactions catalyzed by 2-ketopropyl coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. J Bacteriol 2011 0.76
71 Hydrogen enhances nickel tolerance in the purple sulfur bacterium Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Environ Sci Technol 2010 0.76
72 Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of an R-2-hydroxypropyl-coenzyme M dehydrogenase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2002 0.75
73 On the electronic structure of the hydrogenase H-cluster. Chem Commun (Camb) 2006 0.75
74 Small angle x-ray scattering spectroscopy. Methods Mol Biol 2011 0.75