Hydrogenases: Active site puzzles and progress

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-140

  Armstrong, Fraser A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; DFT; Electron nuclear double resonance; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Electron spin echo envelope modulation; ENDOR; EPR; ESEEM; EXAFS; Extended X ray absorption fine structure; Hyperfine sublevel correlation; HYSCORE; MBH

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; LIGAND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CYCLING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; THEORY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 1842583991     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.02.004     Document Type: Review

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