Structure-function studies on the complex iron-sulfur flavoprotein glutamate synthase: The key enzyme of ammonia assimilation

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-238

  Vanoni, Maria A ^a   Dossena, Laura ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Robert H H ^b   Curti, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation; Amidotransferase; Ammonia assimilation; Electron transfer; Ferredoxin; Flavoprotein; Glutamate synthase; Iron sulfur clusters; Oxidoreductases

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (FERREDOXIN); OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 15044359593     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-2438-z     Document Type: Review

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