Is there an enzyme that can split hydrogen from oxygen in water?

Answer 1

Yes.

You are referring to a group of enzymes called "Hydrogenases." These enzymes are present in almost all "anaerobic" bacteria, as well as a number of algae and protists.

Hydrogen is a common product of decomposition and fermentation, but it is typically consumed by other bacteria that use it to create energy, by reducing CO2 into methane.

Using these enzymes to produce hydrogen is not a simple matter of dumping them into a tank of water.

For one thing, even tiny amounts of free oxygen will deactivate or destroy these enzymes. Also, hydrogenases require a source of chemical energy, such as ATP, and some type of "electron donor" which is specific to the particular enzyme. Most hydrogenases do not act by themselves, but are part of a complex "electron transport chain," which is difficult to reproduce in a laboratory.

Hope that makes sense,
~WOMBAT

Answer 2

properly....on the cellular and molecular levels.... H+ ions are created while ATP (adenosine tri phosphate) is chop up into ADP Adenosine Di phosphate)..... This chop up creates capability interior each cellular interior the physique...particulary muscle cells..... while ATP is chop up H+ ions are created and so is capability...those H+ ions combine with different H+ ions and oxygen....and presto.....H2O is formed.....NAD and FAD....is an component to the Krebs cycle for capability creation and fat mobilization......NAD transports the H+ ions...... this is the reason Creatine (the main overvalued athlete supplement) is so powerful in excercise.....to offer you greater capability,....as you dissipate your ATP in the cells.....The physique can use Creatine's (no longer Creatinine) Phosphate to offer greater ATP.......ADP is switched over back to ATP....that takes capability too.....yet under what's created via spliting ATP into ADP.......jeeshh....and that i presumed i did no longer be taught something in college....

Answer 3

apparently this idea is being worked on and some scientist recently burned water by separating the hydrogen.

Answer 4

you can do this by electrolysis. But take care that it require special conditions in order oxigen and hidrogen not to interact with water,...it may be a sollution

Answer 5

Wouldn't that be great (?) but it'd prob'ly cost $40,000/oz.

Answer 6

yes it is called hydrolase and it is in chloroplast

Answer 7

seems to be http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v33_2_00/hydrogen.htm

Answer 8

maybe

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

No.