Xinetics of membrane-bound nitrate reductase A from Escherichia coli with analogues of physiological electron donors. Different reaction sites for menadiol and duroquinol

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 567-577

  Giordani, Roger ^a   Buc, Jean ^a   Cornish Bowden, Athel ^a   Cárdenas, María Luz ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Duroquinol; Menadiol; Nitrate reductase; Quinol

Indexed keywords

DUROQUINOL; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MENADIOL; NITRATE REDUCTASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROQUINONES; KINETICS; MUTATION; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; VITAMIN K;

EID: 0031306837     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0567a.x     Document Type: Article

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