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Darensbourg, Marcetta Y. |
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Texas A&M University-College Station |
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Chemistry |
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Darensbourg is an early creator of the field of bioorganometallic chemistry. She pioneered utilizing the structures and concepts of organometallic chemistry to provide a deep understanding of the properties of hydrogen-producing and hydrogen-activating enzymes, leading to viable models that perform these basic catalytic functions in small molecule chemistry. |
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Research Interests
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Synthetic molecular inorganic chemistry inspired by atom connections in biology. Cooperative interactions of two or more metal centers in proximity, especially when bridged by sulfur--where the redox properties of one metal can activate the second; or both metals may share the burden of charge accumulation. Metalloenzyme active sites such as those in the diiron or nickel-iron hydrogenases, or in nickel. |
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