Gustav Berggren
Professor at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Molecular Biomimetics; Biophysical and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 65 80
- E-mail:
- gustav.berggren@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
75120 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 523
75120 Uppsala

Publications
Selection of publications
Biomimetic assembly and activation of [FeFe]-hydrogenases
Part of Nature, p. 66-69, 2013
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 2332-2337, 2012
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 3425-3430, 2011
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 668-676, 2008
Oxygen evolving reactions catalysed by synthetic manganese complexes: A systematic screening
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 4258-4261, 2007
Recent publications
Bio-hybrid photoelectrochemical catalysis for solar fuels and chemicals conversion
Part of Nature Communications, 2025
- DOI for Bio-hybrid photoelectrochemical catalysis for solar fuels and chemicals conversion
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Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 9864-9875, 2025
- DOI for Indications for a universal hydrogen catalysis mechanism in [FeFe]-hydrogenases of different phylogenetic groups
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2025
- DOI for Structure-guided engineering of α-ketoisocaproate dioxygenase increases isobutene production in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 4654-4666, 2025
- DOI for Probing the Influence of the Protein Scaffold on H-Cluster Reactivity via Gain-of-Function Studies─Improved H2 Evolution and O2 Tolerance through Rational Design of [FeFe] Hydrogenase
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Part of Energy & Fuels, p. 4987-5006, 2025
- DOI for Outlook on Synthetic Biology-Driven Hydrogen Production: Lessons from Algal Photosynthesis Applied to Cyanobacteria
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All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 9864-9875, 2025
- DOI for Indications for a universal hydrogen catalysis mechanism in [FeFe]-hydrogenases of different phylogenetic groups
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2025
- DOI for Structure-guided engineering of α-ketoisocaproate dioxygenase increases isobutene production in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 4654-4666, 2025
- DOI for Probing the Influence of the Protein Scaffold on H-Cluster Reactivity via Gain-of-Function Studies─Improved H2 Evolution and O2 Tolerance through Rational Design of [FeFe] Hydrogenase
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Semiartificial Photosynthetic Nanoreactors for H2 Generation
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 34260-34264, 2024
- DOI for Semiartificial Photosynthetic Nanoreactors for H2 Generation
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Kinetic Modeling of the Reversible or Irreversible Electrochemical Responses of FeFe-Hydrogenases
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 1455-1466, 2024
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
- DOI for Embedding biocatalysts in a redox polymer enhances the performance of dye-sensitized photocathodes in bias-free photoelectrochemical water splitting
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Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 10435-10446, 2023
- DOI for Probing Substrate Transport Effects on Enzymatic Hydrogen Catalysis: An Alternative Proton Transfer Pathway in Putatively Sensory [FeFe] Hydrogenase
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Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 9476-9486, 2023
- DOI for Elucidating Electron Transfer Kinetics and Optimizing System Performance for Escherichia coli-Based Semi-Artificial H-2 Production
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Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 4967-4976, 2023
- DOI for Synthetic styrene-based bioinspired model of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen
Part of Nature, p. 541-547, 2023
- DOI for Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen
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Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 1246-1256, 2023
Part of Energy Advances, p. 2085-2092, 2023
- DOI for E. coli-based semi-artificial photosynthesis: biocompatibility of redox mediators and electron donors in [FeFe] hydrogenase driven hydrogen evolution
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Part of Chemical Science, p. 11058-11064, 2022
- DOI for Investigating the role of the strong field ligands in [FeFe] hydrogenase: spectroscopic and functional characterization of a semi-synthetic mono-cyanide active site
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Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 4634-4643, 2022
- DOI for Lewis acid protection turns cyanide containing [FeFe]-hydrogenase mimics into proton reduction catalysts
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Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 345-355, 2022
- DOI for Stability of the H-cluster under whole-cell conditions—formation of an Htrans-like state and its reactivity towards oxygen
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Part of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, p. 10760-10767, 2022
- DOI for Light-Driven [FeFe] Hydrogenase Based H-2 Production in E. coli: A Model Reaction for Exploring E. coli Based Semiartificial Photosynthetic Systems
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Part of Chemical Communications, p. 7184-7187, 2022
- DOI for Hydride state accumulation in native [FeFe]-hydrogenase with the physiological reductant H-2 supports its catalytic relevance
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Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 13600-13611, 2022
- DOI for Polymer Dots as Photoactive Membrane Vesicles for [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Self-Assembly and Solar-Driven Hydrogen Evolution
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Part of Chemistry - A European Journal, 2022
- DOI for Non‐Covalent Integration of a [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase Mimic to Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
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Part of Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021
- DOI for Semisynthetic [FeFe]-hydrogenase with stable expression and H2 production capacity in a photosynthetic microbe
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Reversible or Irreversible Catalysis of H+/H2 Conversion by FeFe Hydrogenases
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 20320-20325, 2021
Semi-synthetic hydrogenases—in vitro and in vivo applications
Part of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021
- DOI for Semi-synthetic hydrogenases—in vitro and in vivo applications
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Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 555-567, 2021
- DOI for Photosynthetic hydrogen production: Novel protocols, promising engineering approaches and application of semi‐synthetic hydrogenases
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The maturase HydF enables [FeFe] hydrogenase assembly via transient, cofactor-dependent interactions
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 11891-11901, 2020
- DOI for The maturase HydF enables [FeFe] hydrogenase assembly via transient, cofactor-dependent interactions
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Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 571-582, 2020
- DOI for The Bacillus anthracis class Ib ribonucleotide reductase subunit NrdF intrinsically selects manganese over iron
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Part of Chemical Science, p. 12789-12801, 2020
- DOI for Characterization of a putative sensory [FeFe]-hydrogenase provides new insight into the role of the active site architecture
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Part of Chemical Science, p. 4608-4617, 2020
- DOI for Spectroscopic investigations under whole-cell conditions provide new insight into the metal hydride chemistry of [FeFe]-hydrogenase
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Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 777-788, 2020
- DOI for [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: H-cluster assembly intermediates tracked by electron paramagnetic resonance, infrared, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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Current State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Research: Biodiversity and Spectroscopic Investigations
Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 7069-7086, 2020
Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 9943-9952, 2020
- DOI for Carbon Dots and [FeFe] Hydrogenase Biohybrid Assemblies for Efficient Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution
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Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 858-865, 2020
- DOI for The reactivity of molecular oxygen and reactive oxygen species with [FeFe] hydrogenase biomimetics: reversibility and the role of the second coordination sphere
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Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 863-877, 2019
- DOI for Class Id ribonucleotide reductase utilizes a Mn2(IV,III) cofactor and undergoes large conformational changes on metal loading
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Monitoring H-cluster assembly using a semi-synthetic HydF protein
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 5978-5986, 2019
Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 841-848, 2019
- DOI for Compounds with capacity to quench the tyrosyl radical in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ribonucleotide reductase
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Discovery of novel [FeFe]-hydrogenases for biocatalytic H-2-production
Part of Chemical Science, p. 9941-9948, 2019
- DOI for Discovery of novel [FeFe]-hydrogenases for biocatalytic H-2-production
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Part of Chemical Science, p. 5582-5588, 2019
- DOI for Metal vs. ligand protonation and the alleged proton-shuttling role of the azadithiolate ligand in catalytic H-2 formation with FeFe hydrogenase model complexes
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Part of Faraday discussions, p. 162-174, 2019
- DOI for Photoinduced hole transfer from tris(bipyridine)ruthenium dye to a high-valent iron-based water oxidation catalyst
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Synthesis of a miniaturized [FeFe] hydrogenase model system
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 2280-2284, 2019
- DOI for Synthesis of a miniaturized [FeFe] hydrogenase model system
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Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 849-861, 2019
- DOI for Redox-induced structural changes in the di-iron and di-manganese forms of Bacillus anthracis ribonucleotide reductase subunit NrdF suggest a mechanism for gating of radical access
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Efficient visible light-driven water oxidation catalysed by an iron(IV) clathrochelate complex
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 3335-3338, 2019
- DOI for Efficient visible light-driven water oxidation catalysed by an iron(IV) clathrochelate complex
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Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 15889-15900, 2018
- DOI for A glutaredoxin domain fused to the radical-generating subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) functions as an efficient RNR reductant
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InVivo EPR Characterization of Semi-Synthetic [FeFe] Hydrogenases
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, p. 2596-2599, 2018
Generation of a functional, semisynthetic [FeFe]-hydrogenase in a photosynthetic microorganism
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 3163-3167, 2018
- DOI for Generation of a functional, semisynthetic [FeFe]-hydrogenase in a photosynthetic microorganism
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 10424-10430, 2018
Hydrogen evolution by a photoelectrochemical cell based on a Cu2O-ZnO-[FeFe] hydrogenase electrode
Part of Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A, p. 27-33, 2018
- DOI for Hydrogen evolution by a photoelectrochemical cell based on a Cu2O-ZnO-[FeFe] hydrogenase electrode
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Part of eLIFE, 2018
- DOI for Novel ATP-cone-driven allosteric regulation of ribonucleotide reductase via the radical-generating subunit
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In vivo activation of an [FeFe] hydrogenase using synthetic cofactors
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 1563-1567, 2017
- DOI for In vivo activation of an [FeFe] hydrogenase using synthetic cofactors
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Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 19242-19248, 2016
- DOI for Characterization of a monocyanide model of FeFe hydrogenases - highlighting the importance of the bridgehead nitrogen for catalysis
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Part of Biochemistry, p. 4197-4211, 2016
A Systematic Comparative Study of Hydrogen-Evolving Molecular Catalysts in Aqueous Solutions
Part of ChemSusChem, p. 3632-3638, 2015
The Origin and Evolution of Ribonucleotide Reduction
Part of Life, p. 604-636, 2015
Part of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, p. 75-84, 2014
Cobaloxime-Based Artificial Hydrogenases
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 8071-8082, 2014
Mimicking hydrogenases: From biomimetics to artificial enzymes
Part of Coordination chemistry reviews, p. 127-150, 2014
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
Spontaneous activation of [FeFe]-hydrogenases by an inorganic [2Fe] active site mimic
Part of Nature Chemical Biology, p. 607-609, 2013
Biomimetic assembly and activation of [FeFe]-hydrogenases
Part of Nature, p. 66-69, 2013
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 2332-2337, 2012
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 41174-41185, 2012
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 3425-3430, 2011
Part of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 1744-1749, 2011
Synthesis and characterisation of low valent Mn-complexes as models for Mn-catalases
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 11035-11044, 2010
Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity Study of a New Penta-Coordinated Mn(II) Complex
Part of Applied Magnetic Resonance, p. 9-24, 2009
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 10044-10054, 2009
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 668-676, 2008
Part of Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2007
Oxygen evolving reactions catalysed by synthetic manganese complexes: A systematic screening
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 4258-4261, 2007
Sodium [1,2-bis(2-methyl-2-oxopropanamido)-benzene](tetrahydrofuran) manganese(III) methanol solvate
Part of Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2005
Articles, review/survey
Bio-hybrid photoelectrochemical catalysis for solar fuels and chemicals conversion
Part of Nature Communications, 2025
- DOI for Bio-hybrid photoelectrochemical catalysis for solar fuels and chemicals conversion
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Part of Energy & Fuels, p. 4987-5006, 2025
- DOI for Outlook on Synthetic Biology-Driven Hydrogen Production: Lessons from Algal Photosynthesis Applied to Cyanobacteria
- Download full text (pdf) of Outlook on Synthetic Biology-Driven Hydrogen Production: Lessons from Algal Photosynthesis Applied to Cyanobacteria
Part of Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
- DOI for Novel concepts and engineering strategies for heterologous expression of efficient hydrogenases in photosynthetic microorganisms
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Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 724-750, 2018
- DOI for From protein engineering to artificial enzymes - biological and biomimetic approaches towards sustainable hydrogen production
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From Enzyme Maturation to Synthetic Chemistry: The Case of Hydrogenases
Part of Accounts of Chemical Research, p. 2380-2387, 2015
Chapters in book
15.02 - Hydrogenases and Model Complexes in Bioorganometallic Chemistry
Part of Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, p. 3-40, Elsevier, 2022
Homo- and Heterometallic Dinuclear Manganese Proteins: Active Site Assembly
Part of Metalloprotein Active Site Assembly, p. 215-233, John Wiley & Sons, 2017
Oxygen Evolving Reactions by Synthetic Manganese Complexes
Part of Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun, Springer, Netherlands, 2008