Evidence for conformational protection of nitrogenase against oxygen in Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus by a putative FeSII protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 5805-5809

  Ureta, Alejandro ^a   Nordlund, Stefan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON PROTEIN SUCCINYLATE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; SHETHNA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENZYME STABILITY; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ACETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036786880     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.20.5805-5809.2002     Document Type: Article

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