James A. Birrell

University of Essex — United Kingdom

Energy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins(60), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion(53), Advanced battery technologies research(22), Hydrogen Storage and Materials(13), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms(12)

Publications104 total

Hydroxo-bridged active site of flavodiiron NO reductase revealed by NRVS and DFT
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2026Open Access
Subunit fusion unlocks rapid <i>in vitro</i> maturation for slowly activating heterodimeric [FeFe]-hydrogenases
Chemical Science·2026Open Access
Thermodynamic landscape of the redox-centres in the electron-confurcating [FeFe]-Hydrogenase (TmHydABC) of Thermotoga maritima
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics·2025Open Access
The cytochrome P450 decarboxylase from Staphylococcus aureus can produce a diene from a C18 monounsaturated fatty acid: A spectroscopic, structural and kinetic characterisation
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Catalysis by Hydrogenase
2025
Hydroxo-bridged active site of flavodiiron NO reductase revealed by NRVS and DFT
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The Plug-Lock-Lid Mechanism as Prerequisite for Rapid in vitro Maturation of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases
2025Open Access
Terminal hydride formation in [FeFe] hydrogenase: understanding the role of the dithiolate bridgehead
Chemical Communications·2025Open Access
Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy as a tool to reveal the vibrational and molecular structure of [FeFe] hydrogenases
Chemical Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Substitution of the Axial Type 1 Cu Ligand Affords Binding of a Water Molecule in Axial Position Affecting Kinetics, Spectral, and Structural Properties of the Small Laccase Ssl1
Chemistry - A European Journal·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Meeting Reports
The Biochemist·2024Open Access
Thermodynamic landscape of the redox-centers in the electron-confurcating [FeFe]-Hydrogenase (HydABC) of Thermotoga maritima
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics·2024
Redox Properties of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone in Pyranose Dehydrogenase Measured by Direct Electron Transfer
ACS Catalysis·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Meeting reports
The Biochemist·2024Open Access
Kinetic Modeling of the Reversible or Irreversible Electrochemical Responses of FeFe-Hydrogenases
Journal of the American Chemical Society·2024· 20 citedOpen Access
The missing pieces in the catalytic cycle of [FeFe] hydrogenases
Chemical Science·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Data for Chongdar et al (2023) Chem Sci
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Data for Chongdar et al (2023) Chem Sci
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Redox tuning of the H-cluster by second coordination sphere amino acids in the sensory [FeFe] hydrogenase from <i>Thermotoga maritima</i>
Chemical Science·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Binding of exogenous cyanide reveals new active-site states in [FeFe] hydrogenases
Chemical Science·2023· 22 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Wolfgang Lubitz(27), Edward J. Reijerse(17), Patricia Rodríguez‐Maciá(16), Olaf Rüdiger(15), Serena DeBeer(9), Judy Hirst(6), Krzysztof Pawlak(5), Hideaki Ogata(5), Constanze Sommer(4), Stephen P. Cramer(4), Nicolas Plumeré(4), Wolfgang Schuhmann(4), Nipa Chongdar(4), Ragnar Björnsson(3), Maria Alessandra Martini(3), Vladimir Pelmenschikov(3), Yoshitaka Yoda(3), Thomas B. Rauchfuss(3), Vincent Fourmond(3), Christophe Léger(3)