Development of a Novel Nanoarchitecture of the Robust Photosystem I from a Volcanic Microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae on Single Layer Graphene for Improved Photocurrent Generation

Autor: Margot Jacquet, Tomasz Goral, Ersan Harputlu, Shin-ya Miyagishima, Joanna Kargul, Kasim Ocakoglu, Piotr Wróbel, Miriam Izzo, C. Gokhan Unlu, Radosław Mazur, Takayuki Fujiwara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 22
Issue 16
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 8396, p 8396 (2021)
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168396
Popis: Here, we report the development of a novel photoactive biomolecular nanoarchitecture based on the genetically engineered extremophilic photosystem I (PSI) biophotocatalyst interfaced with a single layer graphene via pyrene-nitrilotriacetic acid self-assembled monolayer (SAM). For the oriented and stable immobilization of the PSI biophotocatalyst, an His6-tag was genetically engineered at the N-terminus of the stromal PsaD subunit of PSI, allowing for the preferential binding of this photoactive complex with its reducing side towards the graphene monolayer. This approach yielded a novel robust and ordered nanoarchitecture designed to generate an efficient direct electron transfer pathway between graphene, the metal redox center in the organic SAM and the photo-oxidized PSI biocatalyst. The nanosystem yielded an overall current output of 16.5 µA·cm−2 for the nickel- and 17.3 µA·cm−2 for the cobalt-based nanoassemblies, and was stable for at least 1 h of continuous standard illumination. The novel green nanosystem described in this work carries the high potential for future applications due to its robustness, highly ordered and simple architecture characterized by the high biophotocatalyst loading as well as simplicity of manufacturing.
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