Mutational analysis of the nor gene cluster which encodes nitric-oxide reductase from Paracoccus denitrificans

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 592-600

  De Boer, Anthonius P N ^a   Van Der Oost, John ^a   Reijnders, Willem N M ^a   Westerhoff, Hans V ^a   Stouthamer, Adriaan H ^a   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Heme copper oxidase; Nitric oxide reductase; Paracoccus denitrificans; Respiratory control

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C; NITRITE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTANT; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

HYDROGENOPHILUS THERMOLUTEOLUS; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0030438017     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0592r.x     Document Type: Article

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