Justin North

The Ohio State University

0000-0002-4210-5463

Projects

Metal Cofactor Composition and Coordination in the Hydrocarbon Synthesizing Methylthio-alkane Reductase

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

Justin North

Project type

Limited Scope

Biological hydrocarbon production is essential for realizing a renewable bioeconomy of platform chemicals, such as methane and ethylene. For example, currently nearly all ethylene for the…

Rhodospirillum rubrum metabolic state during conversion of CO2 to ethylene

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

Justin North

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ethylene (C2H4) is an essential plant hormone and is the chemical building block for nearly all plastics, detergents, and coolants. More ethylene is synthesized than any other industrial compound (…