SIBYLS research in Bifurcation of Electrons is highlighted in ALS Science Briefs newsletter

Scientists at SIBYLS used small angle x-ray scattering to understand a microbial protein involved in the bifurcation of high and low energy electrons in microbial metabolism. By analyzing the SAXS data, the SIBYLS team was able to find that NADH activates the protein’s mechanics, allowing it to act as the wheel and ropes of a pulley system enabling an unfavorable transformation by coupling to a favorable transformation or electron bifurcation. In other words, the system is able to liberate two electrons from one donor and channel them to two separate acceptors. For more information, read full article here.