Biology of the molybdenum cofactor

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2289-2296

  Mendel, Ralf R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldehyde oxidase; Arabidopsis thaliana; Molybdenum cofactor; Nitrate reductase; Sulphite oxidase; Xanthine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; NITRATE REDUCTASE; SULPHITE OXIDASE; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALDEHYDES; BIOACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLYBDENUM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NUTRIENTS;

APOENZYME; APONITRITE REDUCTASE; METALLOPROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFITE OXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COENZYME; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

APOENZYMES; ARABIDOPSIS; COENZYMES; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASES; PTERIDINES; SULFITE OXIDASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 34547690946     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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