Respiratory protection of nitrogenase activity in Azotobacter vinelandii - Roles of the terminal oxidases

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-317

  Poole, Robert K ^a   Hill, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial oxidases; Cytochrome bd; Nitrogen fixation; Oxygen utilisation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME D; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; CYTOCHROMES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030663234     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027336712748     Document Type: Review

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