Evidence for two different electron transfer pathways in the same enzyme, nitrate reductase A from Escherichia coli

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2400-2407

  Giordani, Roger ^a,c   Buc, Jean ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Electron transfer; Escherichia coli; Nitrate reductase A; Quinone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYTOCHROME; DITHIONITE; DUROQUINOL; HEME; IRON; MENADIOL; MENADIONE; MENAQUINONE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SULFUR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042565153     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04159.x     Document Type: Article

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