Research group: Johnson Anekwe, Prof. Dr. Bernt Krebs

Publications

• I. A. Koval, K. van der Schilden, A. M. Schuitema, P. Gamez, C. Belle, J.-L. Pierre, M. Lüken, B. Krebs, O. Roubeau, J. Reedijk
  "Proton NMR Spectroscopy and Magnetic Properties of a Solution-Stable Dicopper(II) Complex Bearing a Single µ-Hydroxo-Bridge"
  Inorg. Chem. 2005, in press.

• M. Merkel, N. Möller, M. Piacenza, S. Grimme, A. Rompel, B. Krebs
  "Less Symmetrical Dicopper(II) Complexes as Catechol Oxidase Models - An Adjacent Thioether Group Increases Catecholase Activity"
  Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 1201.

• B. Krebs, M. Merkel, A. Rompel
  "Catechol oxidase and biomimetic approaches"
  J. Argent. Chem. Soc. 2004, 92, 1.

• I. A. Koval, M. Huisman, A. F. Stassen, P. Gamez, O. Roubeau, C. Belle, J.-L. Pierre, E. Saint-Aman, M. Lüken, B. Krebs, M. Lutz, A. L. Spek, J. Reedijk
  "Dinuclear Cu(II) Complexes with a New Phenol-Based Ligand Bearing Pyridine and Thiophene Substituents: Synthesis, Characterization and Interaction with Catechol Substrates "
  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 4036.

• P. de Hoog, P. Gamez, M. Lüken, O. Roubeau, B. Krebs, J. Reedijk
  "Hexanuclear copper(II) complex of a novel poly(pyridine) ligand exhibiting unique long distance ferromagnetic interactions through a nitrato-O,O ' bridge"
  Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 213

• P. Gentschev, A. Feldmann, M. Lüken, N. Möller, H. Sirges u. B. Krebs
  "Synthesis of a novel tetranuclear Cu(II) complex with the dinucleating ligand
  a,a´-bis(N-1,4,7-triazacyclononane)-m-xylene (XYL-tacn):
  First crystal structure of [(CuCl)₄(XYL-tacn)₂(m-Cl)₂][PF₆]₂"
  Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2002, 5, 64

• N. Möller, M. Lüken u. B. Krebs
  "Thioether containing copper(II) complexes as model compounds for the active site of catechol oxidase "
  J. Inorg. Biochem. 2001, 86, 344

• M. Lüken, P. Gentschev, N. Möller u. B. Krebs
  "Dinuclear copper(II) complexes with symmetric and asymmetric ligands"
  J. Inorg. Biochem. 2001, 86, 322

• P. Gentschev, M. Lüken, N. Möller, A. Rompel u. B. Krebs
  "Synthesis of novel µ-bridged dinuclear Cu(II) Complexes as model compounds for the active site of tyrosinase: Crystal structure, magnetic properties, and catecholase activity"
  Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2001, 4, 753

• P. Gentschev, N. Möller u. B. Krebs
  "New functional models for catechol oxidases"
  Inorg. Chim. Acta 2000, 300, 442

• P. Gentschev, H. Schwöppe u. B. Krebs
  "Dinuclear copper(II) complexes as models for copper-containing enzymes"
  J. Inorg. Biochem. 1999, 74, 139

• J. Reim, R. Werner, W. Haase, B. Krebs
  "From Tetranuclear µ4-Oxo to µ4-Peroxo Copper(II) Complexes"
  Chemistry - European Journal 1998, 4, 289

• J. Reim u. B. Krebs
  "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity Study of Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes as Models for the Active Site of Catechol Oxidase"
  Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1997, 3793

• B. Krebs, K. Büldt-Karentzopoulos, C. Eicken, A. Rompel, H. Witzel, A. Feldmann, R. Kruth, J. Reim, W. Steinforth, S. Teipel, F. Zippel, S. Schindler u. F. Wiesemann
  "Catechol oxidase: Model compounds and structure of the active site"
  in: " Bioinorganic Chemistry", 1997, 616

• F. Zippel, F. Ahlers, R. Werner, W. Haase, H.-F. Nolting u. B. Krebs "Structural and Functional Models for the Dinuclear Copper Active Site in Catechol Oxidases: Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Structures, Magnetic and Spectral Properties, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies in Solid State and in Solution"
  Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 3409

• E.-G. Jäger, H. Keutel, M. Rudolph, B. Krebs u. F. Wiesemann
  "Metallkomplexe unsymmetrisch verbrückter [N₄]-Makrocyclen: Synthese, Struktur und Redoxverhalten"
  Chem. Ber. 1995, 128, 503

• J. Reim, K. Griesar, W. Haase u. B. Krebs
  "Structure and Magnetism of Novel Tetranuclear µ4-Oxo-Bridged Copper(II)-Complexes"
  J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1995, 2649

• W. Steinforth, J. Reim u. B. Krebs
  "Functional Modelling of 2,3-Quercetinase and Spectroscopic Studies of a µ4-Peroxo Copper(II) Complex"
  J. Inorg. Biochem. 1995, 59, 714