Substrate interactions with the nitrogenase active site

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 208-214

  Dos Santos, Patricia C ^a   Igarashi, Robert Y ^b   Lee, Hong In ^c   Hoffman, Brian M ^d   Seefeldt, Lance C ^b   Dean, Dennis R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; METAL; NITROGENASE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NITROGEN FIXATION;

ALKYNES; BINDING SITES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; PROPANOLS;

EID: 15244343409     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040050z     Document Type: Article

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