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  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John W. Peters is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Energy, with particular attention to Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, and Pollution.

Their research topics cover a range of areas linked to energy and biochemistry, including:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms

Frequently publishing in scientific journals, Peters has contributed to the following venues multiple times:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • mBio

Key collaborators include:

  • Paul W. King
  • Lance C. Seefeldt
  • David W. Mulder
  • Florence Mus
  • Gordana Duković

Recent publications by Peters highlight a focus on nitrogen reduction and related biochemical processes:

  • Comment on "Structural evidence for a dynamic metallocofactor during N 2 reduction by Mo-nitrogenase," 2021, Science
  • A Research Road Map for Responsible Use of Agricultural Nitrogen, 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Universal free-energy landscape produces efficient and reversible electron bifurcation, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Defining Intermediates of Nitrogenase MoFe Protein during N2 Reduction under Photochemical Electron Delivery from CdS Quantum Dots, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Overview of physiological, biochemical, and regulatory aspects of nitrogen fixation in Azotobacter vinelandii, 2022, Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

John W. Peters was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • X-ray crystal structure of the Fe-only hydrogenase (CpI) from Clostridium pasteurianum to 1.8 angstrom resolution.

    John W. Peters;William N. Lanzilotta;Brian J. Lemon;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Light-driven dinitrogen reduction catalyzed by a CdS:nitrogenase MoFe protein biohybrid.

    Katherine A. Brown;Derek F. Harris;Molly B. Wilker;Andrew Rasmussen

  • Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and the Challenges to Its Extension to Nonlegumes

    Florence Mus;Matthew B. Crook;Kevin Garcia;Amaya Garcia Costas

  • Redox-Dependent Structural Changes in the Nitrogenase P-Cluster

    J. W. Peters;M. B. H. Stowell;S. M. Soltis;M. G. Finnegan

  • Engineering algae for biohydrogen and biofuel production

    Laura L Beer;Eric S Boyd;John W Peters;Matthew C Posewitz

  • A novel FeS cluster in Fe-only hydrogenases.

    Yvain Nicolet;Brian J Lemon;Juan C Fontecilla-Camps;John W Peters

  • [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-hydrogenase diversity, mechanism, and maturation

    John W. Peters;Gerrit J. Schut;Eric S. Boyd;David W. Mulder

  • Response of commercial chemiluminescent nitric oxide-nitrogen dioxide analyzers to other nitrogen-containing compounds

    Arthur M. Winer;John W. Peters;Jerome P. Smith;James N. Pitts

  • Binding of exogenously added carbon monoxide at the active site of the iron-only hydrogenase (CpI) from Clostridium pasteurianum.

    Brian J. Lemon;John W. Peters

  • Dithiomethylether as a ligand in the hydrogenase h-cluster.

    Arti S. Pandey;Travis V. Harris;Logan J. Giles;John W. Peters

  • Stepwise [FeFe]-hydrogenase H-cluster assembly revealed in the structure of HydA(DeltaEFG).

    David W. Mulder;Eric S. Boyd;Ranjana Sarma;Rachel K. Lange

  • Insights into [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Structure, Mechanism, and Maturation

    David W. Mulder;Eric M. Shepard;Jonathan E. Meuser;Neelambari Joshi

  • Structure and mechanism of iron-only hydrogenases.

    John W Peters

  • Chemistry of singlet oxygen. XIV. Reactive intermediate in sulfide photooxidation

    Christopher S. Foote;John W. Peters

  • Nitrogenase structure and function : a biochemical-genetic perspective

    John W. Peters;Karl Fisher;Dennis R. Dean

  • Infrared studies of the CO-inhibited form of the Fe-only hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum I: examination of its light sensitivity at cryogenic temperatures.

    Zhujun Chen;Brian J. Lemon;Shan Huang;Derrick J. Swartz

  • Control of nitrogen fixation in bacteria that associate with cereals.

    Min Hyung Ryu;Jing Zhang;Tyler Toth;Devanshi Khokhani

  • [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase Cyanide Ligands Derived From S‐Adenosylmethionine‐Dependent Cleavage of Tyrosine

    Rebecca C. Driesener;Martin R. Challand;Shawn E. McGlynn;Eric M. Shepard

  • [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: HydG-catalyzed synthesis of carbon monoxide.

    Eric M. Shepard;Benjamin R. Duffus;Simon J. George;Shawn E. McGlynn

  • Synthesis of the 2Fe subcluster of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase H cluster on the HydF scaffold

    Eric M. Shepard;Shawn E. McGlynn;Alexandra L. Bueling;Celestine S. Grady-Smith

  • Reversible carbon monoxide binding and inhibition at the active site of the Fe-only hydrogenase.

    Brian Bennett;Brian J. Lemon;John W. Peters

  • Exploring the alternatives of biological nitrogen fixation

    Florence Mus;Alexander B Alleman;Natasha Pence;Lance C Seefeldt

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric S. Boyd
Eric S. Boyd Montana State University
Joan B. Broderick
Joan B. Broderick Montana State University
Lance C. Seefeldt
Lance C. Seefeldt Utah State University
Paul W. King
Paul W. King National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
Matthew C. Posewitz
Matthew C. Posewitz Colorado School of Mines
Dennis R. Dean
Dennis R. Dean Virginia Tech
Donald A. Bryant
Donald A. Bryant Pennsylvania State University
Mark L. Skidmore
Mark L. Skidmore Montana State University
Trevor Douglas
Trevor Douglas Indiana University

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