Bioelectrocatalytic Activity of W-Formate Dehydrogenase Covalently Immobilized on Functionalized Gold and Graphite Electrodes

[EN] The decrease of greenhouse gases such as CO2 has become a key challenge for the human kind and the study of the electrocatalytic properties of CO2-reducing enzymes such as formate dehydrogenases is of importance for this goal. In this work, we study the covalent bonding of Desulfovibrio vulgari...

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Autores: Álvarez-Malmagro, Julia, Oliveira, Ana R., Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Cristina, Villajos, Beatriz, Pereira, Inês A. C., Vélez, Marisela, Pita, Marcos, López de Lacey, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/252882
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/252882
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon dioxide reduction
Formate dehydrogenase
Bioelectrocatalysis
Oriented immobilization
Metalloenzymes
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Sumario:[EN] The decrease of greenhouse gases such as CO2 has become a key challenge for the human kind and the study of the electrocatalytic properties of CO2-reducing enzymes such as formate dehydrogenases is of importance for this goal. In this work, we study the covalent bonding of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough FdhAB formate dehydrogenase to chemically modified gold and low-density graphite electrodes, using electrostatic interactions for favoring oriented immobilization of the enzyme. Electrochemical measurements show both bioelectrocatalytic oxidation of formate and reduction of CO2 by direct electron transfer (DET). Atomic force microscopy and quartz crystal microbalance characterization, as well as a comparison of direct and mediated electrocatalysis, suggest that a compact layer of formate dehydrogenase was anchored to the electrode surface with some crosslinked aggregates. Furthermore, the operational stability for CO2 electroreduction to formate by DET is shown with approximately 100% Faradaic yield.