Cross-functionality of nitrogenase components NifH1 and VnfH in Anabaena variabilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5806-5811

  Pratte, Brenda S ^a   Eplin, Kim ^a   Thiel, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE; ENZYME; MOLYBDIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; VANADIC ACID; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; NITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROCYST; NFH1 GENE; NIFD1 GENE; NIFK1 GENE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VNFDGK GENE; VNFH GENE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33748642375     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00618-06     Document Type: Article

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