Modeling the Chemistry of the Nitrite and Sulfite Reductases

加州大学欧文分校化学系的Patrick J. Farmer博士在血红素亚硝酸盐和亚硫酸盐还原酶的化学建模方面的工作得到了美国国家科学基金会化学部无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的支持。各种酶在氮和硫的生化循环中发挥着不可或缺的作用，这在土壤肥料的全球反硝化和工业废水中污染物氮和硫的氧化物的去除中具有重要意义。这些研究将在了解非碳温室气体产生的化学基础的基础上，对现代农业的全球影响产生影响。这些研究将为不同群体的本科生和研究生（其中一些是亚洲人、西班牙人或来自东欧国家）提供与美国经济相关的宝贵经验，并将形成下一代科学家的培训基地。

Dr. Patrick J. Farmer of the Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program of the Chemistry Division, National Science Foundation, for his work on modeling the chemistry of heme-based nitrite and sulfite reductases. The various enzymes perform integral steps in the biochemical cycling of nitrogen and sulfur, which are of importance in the global denitrification of soil fertilizers and in the removal of oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, which are pollutants from industrial waste-waters.The studies will have implications for the global effects of modern agriculture, based on understanding the chemical basis for the generation of non-carbon greenhouse gases. The studies will provide a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students (some are Asian, Hispanic or from Eastern European countries) with invaluable experience that will be relevant to the American economy, and will form the training ground for the next generation of scientists.