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Nature 397, 214-215 (21 January 1999) | doi:10.1038/16601

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Bioinorganic chemistry:  Hydrogenase sophistication

Richard Cammack1

Hydrogenases, which catalyse the production and consumption of hydrogen gas, occupy a central place in the energy metabolism of anaerobic bacteria, and have probably done so since the earliest times of life on Earth1. There are two types, one of which — the iron-only [Fe]-hydrogenases — have been especially difficult to study because of their sensitivity to oxygen2.

  1. Richard Cammack is in the Division of Life Sciences, Kings College, London W8 7AH, UK.
    e-mail: Email: richard.cammack@kcl.ac.uk