Characterization by electron paramagnetic resonance of the role of the Escherichia coli nitrate reductase (NarGHI) iron-sulfur clusters in electron transfer to nitrate and identification of a semiquinone radical intermediate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5037-5045

  Magalon, Axel ^a   Rothery, Richard A ^b   Giordano, Gérard ^a   Blasco, Francis ^a   Weiner, Joel H ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE; SEMIQUINONE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030742055     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.16.5037-5045.1997     Document Type: Article

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