Prof. dr. Kylie Vincent

A central theme in Vincent’s group research is to bridge the gaps between different techniques in bioinorganic chemistry. They combine electrochemistry and spectroscopy to control and study enzymes. Their studies target a range of metalloproteins including hydrogenases, nitrogenase, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase and nitric oxide sensing proteins. They are particularly interested in the efficient catalysis of H2 oxidation and production by microbial hydrogenase enzymes at [NiFe] active centres. This has inspired them to develop new approaches to infrared spectroelectrochemistry for studying hydrogenase active site chemistry under direct electrochemical control.