Metallocenter assembly of the hydrogenase enzymes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Leach, Michael R ^a   Zamble, Deborah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROGENASE; IRON; LIGAND; METAL; NICKEL; NONMETAL; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE MAPPING; IN VITRO STUDY; REVIEW;

HYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 34047134687     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.01.011     Document Type: Review

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