Research Spectroscopy, biophysical chemistry, enzymatic mechanisms, bioinorganic chemistry, metalloenzymes Projects Metalloproteins are essential for the basic processes of life, including DNA synthesis, metabolism, photosynthesis, detoxification, and the chemical transformations of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon molecules required for life. Many diseases are due to metal imbalances or inactivity of critical metalloenzymes. Metalloenzymes are nature’s amazing catalytic centers, transforming the most stable chemical bonds in nature, and thus are important factors for health, agriculture, and the environment.