Metalloenzymes

The term "metalloenzyme" refers to a large class of enzymes that use a metal cation as a cofactor in the active site. A wide variety of reactions, including hydrolytic processes and oxidation/reductions, are promoted by the enzymes. Examples include vitamin B-dependent enzymes that transfer methyl groups between molecules, nitrogenases that fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, proteases that cleave amide bonds, phosphodiesterases that cleave phosphate ester bonds, superoxide dismutases that destroy superoxide anion, hydrogenases that encourage the uptake of molecular hydrogen, and ribozymes that go through self-cleaving reactions. 5–9 The metal cation plays a unique role in each of the aforementioned systems by acting as a Lewis acid or a redox partner and enhancing substrate binding, which increases the ground state energy of the reaction partners and facilitates the catalysed reaction.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Lodz University of Technology, Poland
CAT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Ling Yin

Ling Yin

Cornell University, United States
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Petre Melikishvili Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Rafia Ahmad

Rafia Ahmad

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Eun Han Lee

Eun Han Lee

Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Neul Ha

Neul Ha

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Shailza Sharma

Shailza Sharma

RMIT University, Australia

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