Biological electron-exchange reactions are fundamental to life on earth. Redox reactions underpin respiration, photosynthesis, molecular biosynthesis, cell signalling and protein folding. Chemical, biomedical and future energy technology developments are also inspired by these natural electron transfer processes. Further developments in techniques and data analysis are required to gain a deeper...

Abstract Reduction-and-oxidation (redox) reactions are one of the most utilized approaches for synthesis value-added compounds. With growing awareness green chemistry, researchers have searched new and sustainable pathways performing redox reactions. From this, a field has gained tremendous attention, namely photoredox catalysis. Here, molecules can be easily oxidized or reduced with use Nature...

In article number 2006234, Qing Wang and co-workers report a redox-targeting-based flow cell via the redox-targeting reactions between redox mediator [Fe(CN)6]4−/3− solid materials, demonstrating enhanced thermoelectric energy conversion for harnessing of waste heat when operating over thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle, as well high density decoupled large-scale electricity storage.

A charge transport (CT) mechanism has been proposed in several articles to explain the localization of base excision repair (BER) enzymes to lesions on DNA. The CT mechanism relies on redox reactions of iron-sulfur cofactors that modify the enzyme's binding affinity. These redox reactions are mediated by the DNA strand and involve the exchange of electrons between BER enzymes along DNA. We prop...

We report on a plasmonics-based electrochemical current imaging of redox reactions in aqueous droplets with diameters varying from a few hundred nanometers (tens of attoliter in volume) to a few micrometers. The imaging technique allows us to obtain cyclic voltammograms of multiple droplets on a gold electrode simultaneously and to examine the local redox reactions within a droplet. The results...

Photosystem II (PSII) in plants and cyanobacteria performs light-driven water oxidation to obtain electrons necessary for CO2 fixation. In PSII, a series of electron transfer reactions take place from the Mn4CaO5 cluster, the catalytic site of water oxidation, to a plastoquinone molecule via several redox cofactors. Light-induced Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy has bee...

Life and element cycling on Earth is directly related to electron transfer (or redox) reactions. An understanding of biogeochemical redox processes is crucial for predicting and protecting environmental health and can provide new opportunities for engineered remediation strategies. Energy can be released and stored by means of redox reactions via the oxidation of labile organic carbon or inorga...

The anodically first formed oxide on gold (oxide I) reaches two complete monolayers, ie 1.5 rnCcm_’ oxide charge, before a ssond type of oxide (oxide II) starts to form. Electrochemical redox reactions with redox couples such as the tris(o-phenantroline) ferrous/ferric ion couple and others which are well known to behave reversibly on bare gold are inhibited completely by gold covered with this...

Conspectus Redox-neutral methods for the functionalization of amine α-C-H bonds are inherently efficient because they avoid external oxidants and reductants and often do not generate unwanted byproducts. However, most of the current methods for amine α-C-H bond functionalization are oxidative in nature. While the most efficient variants utilize atmospheric oxygen as the terminal oxidant, many s...