The first glimpse of a complex of nitrogenase component proteins by solution X-ray scattering: Conformation of the electron transfer transition state complex of Klebsiella pneumoniae nitrogenase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 642-648

  Grossman, J Günter ^a   Hasnain, S Samar ^a   Yousafzai, Faridoon K ^b   Smith, Barry E ^b   Eady, Robert R ^b  

^a DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex formation; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Molecular conformation; Nitrogenase; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031557401     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0846     Document Type: Editorial

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