NifL of Klebsiella pneumoniae carries an N-terminally bound FAD cofactor, which is not directly required for the inhibitory function of NifL

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 313-318

  Schmitz, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Klebsiella pneumoniae; NifL; Oxygen sensing; Regulation of nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

KADOSACTIS COMMENSALIS;

EID: 0031573763     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00493-X     Document Type: Article

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