Proteolytic degradation of dinitrogenase reductase from Anabaena variabilis (ATCC 29413) as a consequence of ATP depletion and impact of oxygen

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 606-610

  Durner, Jörg ^a,b   Böhm, Ines ^a,c   Knörzer, Oliver C ^a   Böger, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXYGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ANABAENA VARIABILIS ATCC 29413; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030026599     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.606-610.1996     Document Type: Article

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