How Biology Handles Nitrite

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Analysis of nitrate, nitrite, and [15N]nitrate in biological fluids

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Hydroperoxide metabolism in mammalian organs.

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Nitric oxide, superoxide, and peroxynitrite: the good, the bad, and ugly

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Oxygen-Derived Free Radicals in Postischemic Tissue Injury

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Nitrogen cycles: Past, present, and future

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Induction of Apoptotic Program in Cell-Free Extracts: Requirement for dATP and Cytochrome c

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Prevention of Apoptosis by Bcl-2: Release of Cytochrome c from Mitochondria Blocked

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The Release of Cytochrome c from Mitochondria: A Primary Site for Bcl-2 Regulation of Apoptosis

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The microbial nitrogen-cycling network

Kuypers, M. M. M., Marchant, H. K., & Kartal, B. (2018) · Nature Reviews Microbiology · doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.9 · Cited by 4,563

Sources of Vascular Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Regulation

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Recent advances in nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts for N-cycle electrocatalysis

Liang, J., Liu, Q., Alshehri, A. A., & Sun, X. (2022) · Nano Research Energy · doi:10.26599/nre.2022.9120010 · Cited by 417

Reduction of Substrates by Nitrogenases

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Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes

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Reversing nitrogen fixation

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The Biologically Relevant Coordination Chemistry of Iron and Nitric Oxide: Electronic Structure and Reactivity

Lehnert, N., Kim, E., Dong, H. T., Harland, J. B., Hunt, A. P., Manickas, E. C., Oakley, K. M., Pham, J., Reed, G. C., & Alfaro, V. S. (2021) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00253 · Cited by 283

Enterosalivary nitrate metabolism and the microbiome: Intersection of microbial metabolism, nitric oxide and diet in cardiac and pulmonary vascular health

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Recent advances in electrocatalytic nitrite reduction

Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Guo, Y., Xie, X., Yu, Y., & Zhang, B. (2022) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d1cc06690k · Cited by 186

Griess reaction-based paper strip for colorimetric/fluorescent/SERS triple sensing of nitrite

Li, D., Ma, Y., Duan, H., Deng, W., & Li, D. (2017) · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · doi:10.1016/j.bios.2017.08.008 · Cited by 185

Biochemical and artificial pathways for the reduction of carbon dioxide, nitrite and the competing proton reduction: effect of 2 nd sphere interactions in catalysis

Amanullah, S., Saha, P., Nayek, A., Ahmed, M. E., & Dey, A. (2021) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d0cs01405b · Cited by 173

Grand challenges in the nitrogen cycle

Lehnert, N., Musselman, B. W., & Seefeldt, L. C. (2021) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d0cs00923g · Cited by 161

Nitrogen cycling processes and the role of multi-trophic microbiota in dam-induced river-reservoir systems

Yang, N., Zhang, C., Wang, L., Li, Y., Zhang, W., Niu, L., Zhang, H., & Wang, L. (2021) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117730 · Cited by 160

Second Sphere Effects on Oxygen Reduction and Peroxide Activation by Mononuclear Iron Porphyrins and Related Systems

Bhunia, S., Ghatak, A., & Dey, A. (2022) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01021 · Cited by 153

Cobalt Metallopeptide Electrocatalyst for the Selective Reduction of Nitrite to Ammonium

Guo, Y., Stroka, J. R., Kandemir, B., Dickerson, C. E., & Bren, K. L. (2018) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.8b09612 · Cited by 149

Research Progress on Cu-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Reaction to Ammonia

Teng, M., Ye, J., Wan, C., He, G., & Chen, H. (2022) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02495 · Cited by 145

Effects of microplastics on greenhouse gas emissions and microbial communities in sediment of freshwater systems

Zhang, W., Liu, X., Liu, L., Lu, H., Wang, L., & Tang, J. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129030 · Cited by 135

Converting between the oxides of nitrogen using metal–ligand coordination complexes

Timmons, A. J., & Symes, M. D. (2015) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c5cs00269a · Cited by 132

How to Provide Nitrite Robustly for Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation in Mainstream Nitrogen Removal

Wang, K., Li, J., Gu, X., Wang, H., Li, X. R., Peng, Y., & Wang, Y. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c05600 · Cited by 119

Synthetic Heme/Copper Assemblies: Toward an Understanding of Cytochrome c Oxidase Interactions with Dioxygen and Nitrogen Oxides

Hematian, S., Garcia‐Bosch, I., & Karlin, K. D. (2015) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00265 · Cited by 118

Boosting the selectivity and efficiency of nitrate reduction to ammonia with a single-atom Cu electrocatalyst

Zhao, X., Geng, Q., Dong, F., Zhao, K., Chen, S., Yu, H., & Quan, X. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.143314 · Cited by 111

Regulation of the electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle based on sequential proton–electron transfer

He, D., Ooka, H., Li, Y., Kim, Y., Yamaguchi, A., Adachi, K., Hashizume, D., Yoshida, N., Toyoda, S., Kim, S. H., et al. (2022) · Nature Catalysis · doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00833-z · Cited by 107

Phase‐Regulated Active Hydrogen Behavior on Molybdenum Disulfide for Electrochemical Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Conversion

Wang, Y., Xu, Y., Cheng, C., Zhang, B., Zhang, B., & Yu, Y. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202315109 · Cited by 105

Copper(II) Activation of Nitrite: Nitrosation of Nucleophiles and Generation of NO by Thiols

Kundu, S., Kim, W. Y., Bertke, J. A., & Warren, T. H. (2016) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11332 · Cited by 101

Nitrous Oxide Metabolism in Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria

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Porpholactone Chemistry: An Emerging Approach to Bioinspired Photosensitizers with Tunable Near-Infrared Photophysical Properties

Ning, Y., Jin, G., & Zhang, J. (2019) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00119 · Cited by 100

Effects of long-term straw returning on rice yield and soil properties and bacterial community in a rice-wheat rotation system

Li, Z., Shen, Y., Zhang, W., Zhang, H., Liu, L., Wang, Z., Gu, J., & Yang, J. (2022) · Field Crops Research · doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108800 · Cited by 100

Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Enhances the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrite to NO in a Bioinspired Copper Complex

Cioncoloni, G., Roger, I., Wheatley, P. S., Wilson, C., Morris, R. E., Sproules, S. A., & Symes, M. D. (2018) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b00361 · Cited by 98

Copper single-atom catalyst as a high-performance electrocatalyst for nitrate-ammonium conversion

Chen, H., Zhang, C., Sheng, L., Wang, M., Fu, W., Gao, S., Zhang, Z., Chen, S., Si, R., Wang, L., et al. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128892 · Cited by 97

A water-stable terbium metal–organic framework as a highly sensitive fluorescent sensor for nitrite

Min, H., Han, Z., Wang, M., Li, Y., Zhou, T., Shi, W., & Cheng, P. (2020) · Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/d0qi00780c · Cited by 96

Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrite to Dinitrogen Based on Decoupled Proton–Electron Transfer

He, D., Li, Y., Ooka, H., Go, Y. K., Jin, F., Kim, S. H., & Nakamura, R. (2018) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.7b12774 · Cited by 90

Titanium nitride sensor for selective NO2 detection

Zhao, X., Xu, Z., Zhang, Z., Liu, J., Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Attfield, J. P., & Yang, M. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55534-x · Cited by 87

Nitrite reduction by molybdoenzymes: a new class of nitric oxide-forming nitrite reductases

Maia, L. B., & Moura, J. J. G. (2015) · JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00775-014-1234-2 · Cited by 88

P, N, and C-related functional genes in SBR system promoted antibiotics resistance gene transmission under polystyrene microplastics stress

Ren, Z., Guo, H., Jin, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, G., Zhou, J., Qu, G., Sun, Q., & Wang, T. (2023) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.119884 · Cited by 86

Enhanced Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Efficiency over Linear Assemblies of Copper‐Cobalt Nanophases Stabilized by Redox Polymers

He, W., Chandra, S., Quast, T., Varhade, S., Dieckhöfer, S., Junqueira, J. R. C., Gao, H., Seisel, S., & Schuhmann, W. W. (2023) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202303050 · Cited by 83

Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation with Molecular Catalysts

Liu, H., Lant, H. M. C., Cody, C. C., Jelušić, J., Crabtree, R. H., & Brudvig, G. W. (2023) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c00032 · Cited by 82

Electrocatalytic Multielectron Nitrite Reduction in Water by an Iron Complex

Stroka, J. R., Kandemir, B., Matson, E. M., & Bren, K. L. (2020) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c03600 · Cited by 78

Enhanced His@AuNCs oxidase-like activity by reduced graphene oxide and its application for colorimetric and electrochemical detection of nitrite

Liu, L., Du, J., Wen-e, L., Guo, Y., Wu, G., Qi, W., & Lu, X. (2019) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00216-019-01655-y · Cited by 78

Multimetallic transition metal complexes:Luminescent probes for biomolecule sensing, ion detection, imaging and therapeutic application

Das, B., & Gupta, P. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215656 · Cited by 77

Evaluation of a Peptide-Based Coassembled Nanofibrous and Thixotropic Hydrogel for Dermal Wound Healing

Gavel, P. K., Kumar, N., Parmar, H. S., & Das, A. K. (2020) · ACS Applied Bio Materials · doi:10.1021/acsabm.0c00252 · Cited by 76

Bioinorganic Chemistry of the Natural [Fe(NO) 2 ] Motif: Evolution of a Functional Model for NO-Related Biomedical Application and Revolutionary Development of a Translational Model

Lu, T., Wang, Y., Hung, C., Chiou, S.-J., & Liaw, W. (2018) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01818 · Cited by 70

NO2– Activation and Reduction to NO by a Nonheme Fe(NO2)2 Complex

Sanders, B., Hassan, S. M., & Harrop, T. C. (2014) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja505236x · Cited by 67

Nitrite Reduction Cycle on a Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex Producing Ammonia

Arikawa, Y., Otsubo, Y., Fujino, H., Horiuchi, S., Sakuda, E., & Umakoshi, K. (2017) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.7b12020 · Cited by 67

Serial crystallography captures enzyme catalysis in copper nitrite reductase at atomic resolution from one crystal

Horrell, S., Antonyuk, S. V., Eady, R. R., Hasnain, S. S., Hough, M. A., & Strange, R. W. (2016) · IUCrJ · doi:10.1107/s205225251600823x · Cited by 66

Proton Relay in Iron Porphyrins for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Bhunia, S., Rana, A., Hematian, S., Karlin, K. D., & Dey, A. (2021) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01079 · Cited by 67

Effects of sterilization and maturity of compost on soil bacterial and fungal communities and wheat growth

Luo, Y., van Veelen, H. P. J., Chen, S., Sechi, V., ter Heijne, A., Veeken, A. H. M., Buisman, C. J. N., & Bezemer, Т. M. (2021) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115598 · Cited by 64

Nitrite Reductase Activity of Rat and Human Xanthine Oxidase, Xanthine Dehydrogenase, and Aldehyde Oxidase: Evaluation of Their Contribution to NO Formationin Vivo

Maia, L. B., Pereira, V., Mira, L., & Moura, J. J. G. (2014) · Biochemistry · doi:10.1021/bi500987w · Cited by 64

The model structure of the copper-dependent ammonia monooxygenase

Musiani, F., Broll, V., Evangelisti, E., & Ciurli, S. (2020) · JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00775-020-01820-0 · Cited by 63

Nitric oxide release via oxygen atom transfer from nitrite at copper( ii )

Sakhaei, Z., Kundu, S., Donnelly, J. M., Bertke, J. A., Kim, W. Y., & Warren, T. H. (2016) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c6cc08745k · Cited by 63

Bacterial community profile of contaminated soils in a typical antimony mining site

Wang, N.-N., Zhang, S., & He, M. (2016) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-016-8159-y · Cited by 63

Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks as Fluorescence Sensors for Food Safety

Dou, X., Sun, K., Chen, H., Jiang, Y., Wu, L. J., Mei, J., Ding, Z., & Xie, J. (2021) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics10040358 · Cited by 62

One metal is enough: a nickel complex reduces nitrate anions to nitrogen gas

Gwak, J., Ahn, S., Baik, M., & Lee, Y. (2019) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c9sc00717b · Cited by 62

Development of a simplified spectrophotometric method for nitrite determination in water samples

Hani, O. E., Karrat, A., Digua, K., & Amine, A. (2021) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2021.120574 · Cited by 62

Mechanism of N–N Bond Formation by Transition Metal–Nitrosyl Complexes: Modeling Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductases

Stappen, C. V., & Lehnert, N. (2018) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02333 · Cited by 61

Molecular understanding of heteronuclear active sites in heme–copper oxidases, nitric oxide reductases, and sulfite reductases through biomimetic modelling

Reed, C. J., Lam, Q., Mirts, E. N., & Lu, Y. (2021) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d0cs01297a · Cited by 61

Dynamics of microbial populations mediating biogeochemical cycling in a freshwater lake

Arora‐Williams, K., Olesen, S. W., Scandella, B. P., Delwiche, K., Spencer, S. J., Myers, E. M., Abraham, S., Sooklal, A., & Preheim, S. P. (2018) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-018-0556-7 · Cited by 58

Chemical Diversity of Metal Sulfide Minerals and Its Implications for the Origin of Life

Li, Y., Kitadai, N., & Nakamura, R. (2018) · Life · doi:10.3390/life8040046 · Cited by 61

Putting xanthine oxidoreductase and aldehyde oxidase on the NO metabolism map: Nitrite reduction by molybdoenzymes

Maia, L. B., & Moura, J. J. G. (2018) · Redox Biology · doi:10.1016/j.redox.2018.08.020 · Cited by 57

Pulse Radiolysis Studies for Mechanism in Biochemical Redox Reactions

Kobayashi, K. (2019) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00405 · Cited by 57

Comparison of nitrogen removal performance and mechanism from low-polluted wastewater by constructed wetlands with two oxygen supply strategies: Tidal flow and intermittent aeration

Li, L., Zhang, J., Shi, Q., & Lu, S. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137364 · Cited by 56

Nitrite reductase–mimicking catalysis temporally regulating nitric oxide concentration gradient adaptive for antibacterial therapy

Feng, Y., Yu, Y., Shi, H., Bai, J., Wang, L., Yang, T., & Liu, L. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adp5935 · Cited by 56

Nitric Oxide, Nitric Oxide Formers and Their Physiological Impacts in Bacteria

Chen, J., Liu, L., Wang, W., & Gao, H. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms231810778 · Cited by 54

Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium has a competitive advantage over denitrification under nitrate-limited conditions

Liao, Y., He, T., Wang, C., Zheng, C., & Zhang, M. (2025) · Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology · doi:10.1007/s11157-025-09719-5 · Cited by 54

Selective Stepwise Reduction of Nitrate and Nitrite to Dinitrogen or Ammonia

Moore, J. M., Miller, T. J., Mu, M., Peñas‐Defrutos, M. N., Gullett, K. L., Elford, L. S., Quintero, S., Melchor, M. G., & Fout, A. R. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c16585 · Cited by 54

Mechanism leading to N2O production in wastewater treating biofilm systems

Todt, D., & Dörsch, P. (2016) · Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology · doi:10.1007/s11157-016-9401-2 · Cited by 54

Molybdenum Sulfide: A Bioinspired Electrocatalyst for Dissimilatory Ammonia Synthesis with Geoelectrical Current

Li, Y., Yamaguchi, A., Yamamoto, M., Takai, K., & Nakamura, R. (2016) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b08343 · Cited by 54

A review on nirS -type and nirK -type denitrifiers via a scientometric approach coupled with case studies

Sun, H., & Jiang, S. (2021) · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts · doi:10.1039/d1em00518a · Cited by 53

Non-heme High-Spin {FeNO}6–8 Complexes: One Ligand Platform Can Do It All

Speelman, A. L., White, C. J., Zhang, B., Alp, E. E., Zhao, J. Y., Hu, M. Y., Krebs, C., Penner‐Hahn, J. E., & Lehnert, N. (2018) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.8b06095 · Cited by 53

Multifunctional Urea Cocrystal with Combined Ureolysis and Nitrification Inhibiting Capabilities for Enhanced Nitrogen Management

Mazzei, L., Broll, V., Casali, L., Silva, M., Braga, D., Grepioni, F., Baltrušaitis, J., & Ciurli, S. (2019) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02607 · Cited by 53

Elucidation of the Electrocatalytic Nitrite Reduction Mechanism by Bio-Inspired Copper Complexes

van Langevelde, P. H., Engbers, S., Buda, F., & Hetterscheid, D. G. H. (2023) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c01989 · Cited by 52

Electrocatalysts with atomic-level site for nitrate reduction to ammonia

Yin, S., Cao, R., Han, Y., Shang, J., Zhang, J., Jiang, W., & Liu, G. (2024) · Journal of Energy Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2024.05.023 · Cited by 52

Nitrate assimilation pathway in higher plants: critical role in nitrogen signalling and utilization

Ali, A. (2020) · Plant Science Today · doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.2.637 · Cited by 52

Copper‐Catalyzed Electrosynthesis of Nitrite and Nitrate from Ammonia: Tuning the Selectivity via an Interplay Between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

Johnston, S., Kemp, L., Turay, B., Simonov, A. N., Suryanto, B. H. R., & MacFarlane, D. R. (2021) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.202101557 · Cited by 52

Nitrogen metabolism potential in biofilm microbial communities: potential applications in the mariculture wastewater treatment

Fan, L., & Sun, F. (2023) · Aquacultural Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.aquaeng.2023.102387 · Cited by 51

A dual-mode fluorometric and colorimetric sensor based on N-doped carbon dots for selective and sensitive detection of nitrite in food samples

Zhou, J., Zhou, X., Lin, X., Xia, Y., Zhao, L. H., Huang, K., Xiong, X., & Yu, H. (2024) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2024.136045 · Cited by 50

An integrated biochemical system for nitrate assimilation and nitric oxide detoxification in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Cabrera, J. J., Salas, A., Torres, M. J., Bedmar, E. J., Richardson, D. J., Gates, A. J., & Delgado, M. J. (2015) · Biochemical Journal · doi:10.1042/bj20150880 · Cited by 50

Nitrate from diet might fuel gut microbiota metabolism: Minding the gap between redox signaling and inter-kingdom communication

Rocha, B. S., & Laranjinha, J. A. N. (2020) · Free Radical Biology and Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.02.001 · Cited by 49

The biosynthesis of nitrous oxide in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Plouviez, M., Wheeler, D., Shilton, A. N., Packer, M. A., McLenachan, P. A., Sanz‐Luque, E., Ocaña‐Calahorro, F. J., Fernández, E. M., & Guieysse, B. (2017) · The Plant Journal · doi:10.1111/tpj.13544 · Cited by 47

Phenol Reduces Nitrite to NO at Copper(II): Role of a Proton-Responsive Outer Coordination Sphere in Phenol Oxidation

Mondal, A., Reddy, K. P., Bertke, J. A., & Kundu, S. (2020) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.9b11597 · Cited by 47

Hemilabile Proton Relays and Redox Activity Lead to {FeNO}x and Significant Rate Enhancements in NO2– Reduction

Cheung, P. M., Burns, K. T., Kwon, Y. M., Deshaye, M. Y., Aguayo, K. J., Oswald, V. F., Seda, T., Zakharov, L. N., Kowalczyk, T., & Gilbertson, J. D. (2018) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.8b08520 · Cited by 45

Tailor made iron porphyrins for investigating axial ligand and distal environment contributions to electronic structure and reactivity

Amanullah, S., Singha, A., & Dey, A. (2019) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2019.01.021 · Cited by 46

Ligand-based reduction of nitrate to nitric oxide utilizing a proton-responsive secondary coordination sphere

Delgado, M., & Gilbertson, J. D. (2017) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c7cc06541h · Cited by 44

Electrocatalysis by Heme Enzymes—Applications in Biosensing

Zuccarello, L., Barbosa, C., Todorović, S., & Silveira, C. M. (2021) · Catalysts · doi:10.3390/catal11020218 · Cited by 43

Ammonia Synthesis with Visible Light and Quantum Dots

Jain, V., Tyagi, S., Roy, P., & Pillai, P. P. (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.4c06713 · Cited by 42

Synthesis of CoII–NO– Complexes and Their Reactivity as a Source of Nitroxyl

Walter, M. R., Dzul, S. P., Rodrigues, A. V., Stemmler, T. L., Telser, J., Conradie, J., Ghosh, A., & Harrop, T. C. (2016) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6b05896 · Cited by 42

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