Structure of ADP·AlF4/--stabilized nitrogenase complex and its implications for signal transduction

Nature

Volumn 387, Issue 6631, 1997, Pages 370-376

  Schindelin, Hermann ^a   Kisker, Caroline ^a   Schlessman, Jamie L ^a   Howard, James B ^b   Rees, Douglas C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; NITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ENZYME STABILITY; FLUORIDES; HYDROLYSIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030611701     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/387370a0     Document Type: Article

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