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Paul W. King is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of energy, with notable contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental studies, supported by 41 publications in these areas. Additional subfields include molecular biology, catalysis, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's key topics of investigation center around metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, with 38 publications exploring these biochemical components. Research also spans electrocatalysts for energy conversion, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced battery technologies research, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Frequent collaborators in their scientific work include David W. Mulder, John W. Peters, Gordana Duković, Carolyn E. Lubner, and Lance C. Seefeldt, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related biochemical and energy research fields.

Paul W. King's research has been published across multiple scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
  • RSC Advances

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Defining Intermediates of Nitrogenase MoFe Protein during N2 Reduction under Photochemical Electron Delivery from CdS Quantum Dots (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Excitation-Rate Determines Product Stoichiometry in Photochemical Ammonia Production by CdS Quantum Dot-Nitrogenase MoFe Protein Complexes (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • The structure and reactivity of the HoxEFU complex from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (2020), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • A site-differentiated [4Fe-4S] cluster controls electron transfer reactivity of Clostridium acetobutylicum [FeFe]-hydrogenase I (2022), Chemical Science
  • An uncharacteristically low-potential flavin governs the energy landscape of electron bifurcation (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The body of work reflects a blend of biochemical, catalytic, and materials-focused research targeting innovations in energy conversion, sustainable ammonia synthesis, and photocatalysis, often involving advanced studies of metalloenzymes and electron transfer processes.

Best Publications

  • Beyond fossil fuel-driven nitrogen transformations.

    Jingguang G. Chen;Jingguang G. Chen;Richard M. Crooks;Lance C. Seefeldt;Kara L. Bren

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

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

  • Discovery of two novel radical S-adenosylmethionine proteins required for the assembly of an active [Fe] hydrogenase.

    Matthew C. Posewitz;Paul W. King;Sharon L. Smolinski;Liping Zhang

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

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

  • Maturation of hydrogenases.

    August Böck;Paul W. King;Melanie Blokesch;Matthew C. Posewitz

  • Characterization of Photochemical Processes for H2 Production by CdS Nanorod–[FeFe] Hydrogenase Complexes

    Katherine A. Brown;Molly B. Wilker;Marko Boehm;Gordana Dukovic

  • Functional Studies of [FeFe] Hydrogenase Maturation in an Escherichia coli Biosynthetic System

    Paul W. King;Matthew C. Posewitz;Maria L. Ghirardi;Michael Seibert

  • [FeFe]-Hydrogenase-Catalyzed H2 Production in a Photoelectrochemical Biofuel Cell

    Michael Hambourger;Miguel Gervaldo;Drazenka Svedruzic;Paul W. King

  • Expression of two [Fe]-hydrogenases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under anaerobic conditions.

    Marc Forestier;Paul King;Liping Zhang;Matthew Posewitz

  • Controlled assembly of hydrogenase-CdTe nanocrystal hybrids for solar hydrogen production.

    Katherine A. Brown;Smita Dayal;Xin Ai;Garry Rumbles

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

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

  • Catalytic Turnover of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Based on Single-Molecule Imaging

    Christopher Madden;Michael D. Vaughn;Ismael Díez-Pérez;Ismael Díez-Pérez;Katherine A. Brown

  • Finding Gas Diffusion Pathways in Proteins: Application to O2 and H2 Transport in CpI [FeFe]-Hydrogenase and the Role of Packing Defects

    Jordi Cohen;Kwiseon Kim;Paul King;Michael Seibert

  • Photosynthetic electron partitioning between [FeFe]-hydrogenase and ferredoxin:NADP+-oxidoreductase (FNR) enzymes in vitro

    Iftach Yacoby;Sergii Pochekailov;Hila Toporik;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • Electron Transfer Kinetics in CdS Nanorod–[FeFe]-Hydrogenase Complexes and Implications for Photochemical H2 Generation

    Molly B. Wilker;Katherine E. Shinopoulos;Katherine A. Brown;David W. Mulder

  • [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Oxygen Inactivation Is Initiated at the H Cluster 2Fe Subcluster

    Kevin D. Swanson;Michael W. Ratzloff;David W. Mulder;Jacob H. Artz

  • Identification of a Catalytic Iron-Hydride at the H-Cluster of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase

    David W. Mulder;Yisong Guo;Michael W. Ratzloff;Paul W. King

  • In vitro activation of (FeFe) hydrogenase: new insights into hydrogenase maturation

    Shawn E. McGlynn;Shane S. Ruebush;Anatoli Naumov;Lauren E. Nagy

  • Mechanistic insights into energy conservation by flavin-based electron bifurcation

    Carolyn E. Lubner;David P. Jennings;David W. Mulder;Gerrit J. Schut

  • Molecular dynamics and experimental investigation of H2 and O2 diffusion in [Fe]-hydrogenase

    Jordi Cohen;Kwiseon Kim;Matthew Posewitz;Maria L. Ghirardi

  • Wiring-up hydrogenase with single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Timothy J. McDonald;Drazenka Svedruzic;Yong-Hyun Kim;Jeffrey L. Blackburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria L. Ghirardi
Maria L. Ghirardi National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John W. Peters
John W. Peters Washington State University
Michael Seibert
Michael Seibert National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Matthew C. Posewitz
Matthew C. Posewitz Colorado School of Mines
Brian Bothner
Brian Bothner Montana State University
Joan B. Broderick
Joan B. Broderick Montana State University
Lance C. Seefeldt
Lance C. Seefeldt Utah State University
Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
Jeffrey L. Blackburn
Jeffrey L. Blackburn National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Michael J. Heben
Michael J. Heben University of Toledo

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