Glutamate synthase: A complex iron-sulfur flavoprotein

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 617-638

  Vanoni, M A ^a   Curti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amidotransferases; Ammonia assimilation; Electron transfer; Flavoprotein; Glutamate synthase; Iron sulfur clusters; Nitrogen metabolism; Oxidoreductases

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; AMMONIA; FERREDOXIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; NADP; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032951727     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050319     Document Type: Review

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