Thermodynamics of the mechanism of the nitrogenase reaction

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 115-120

  Alberty, Robert A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent reduction potentials; Ferredoxin; Half reactions; Mechanisms; Nitrogenase; Thermodynamics; Transformed Gibbs energy

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADDITION REACTION; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 17144370201     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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