The chemical evolution of a nitrogenase model, XXIII. The nature of the active site and the role of homocitric acid in MoFe-nitrogenase

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 386-393

  Palmer, John G ^a   Doemeny, Paul A ^a   Schrauzer, Gerhard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene; Homocitric acid; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REDOX REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; COORDINATION SITES; FUNCTIONAL ENZYMES; HETEROMETALLIC CLUSTERS; IMIDAZOLE GROUP; IRON-MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; MODEL SYSTEM; REDUCING ACTIVITY;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0039254221     PISSN: 09320776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znb-2001-4-511     Document Type: Article

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