Fe-S proteins in sensing and regulatory functions

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-157

  Beinert, Helmut ^a   Kiley, Patricia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; AMIDOPHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; ENDONUCLEASE; FERROCHELATASE; IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

BIOSENSOR; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033120863     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)80027-1     Document Type: Article

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