Dissimilatory sulfite reductase revisited: The desulfoviridin molecule does contain 20 iron ions, extensively demetallated sirohaem, and an S=9/2 iron-sulfur cluster

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 724-727

  Marritt, Sophie J ^a   Hagen, Wilfred R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

desulfoviridin; dissimilatory sulfite reductase

Indexed keywords

IRON; SULFITE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS;

EID: 0030018092     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0724w.x     Document Type: Article

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