Electron-transfer chemistry of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of nitrogenase: Delocalized and localized reduced states of FeMoco which allow binding of carbon monoxide to iron and molybdenum

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-87

  Pickett, Christopher J ^a   Vincent, Kylie A ^b   Ibrahim, Saad K ^a   Gormal, Carol A ^a   Smith, Barry E ^a   Best, Stephen P ^b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bridging ligands; Cofactors; Electrochemistry; IR spectroscopy; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogenases

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; ENZYMES; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIZATION;

LIGAND ISOMERISM;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOMERISM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BINDING SITES; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRON; ISOMERISM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGENASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 0346034548     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200390033     Document Type: Article

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