Ancient hemes for ancient catalysts

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-136

  Rinaldo, Serena ^a   Brunori, Maurizio ^a   Cutruzzolà, Francesca ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

D1 heme; Evolution; Nitric oxide; Nitrite reductase; Porphyrin; Siroheme; Sulphite reductase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 42249085806     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.2.5052     Document Type: Article

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