An atomic-level mechanism for molybdenum nitrogenase. Part 1. Reduction of dinitrogen

Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 47, 2002, Pages 13934-13945

  Durrant, Marcus C ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT);

ENZYMES; ISOMERS; MOLYBDENUM;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ENZYME; MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM NITROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; THEORY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APOPROTEINS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; GLUTAMINE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0037180372     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi025623z     Document Type: Article

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