Mechanism of mo-dependent nitrogenase

Annual Review of Biochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue , 2009, Pages 701-722

  Seefeldt, Lance C ^a   Hoffman, Brian M ^b   Dean, Dennis R ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fe protein; FeMo cofactor; Iron sulfur; MoFe protein; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE MAGNESIUM; AMMONIA; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROTON;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE;

EID: 66149155507     PISSN: 00664154     EISSN: 00664154     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.78.070907.103812     Document Type: Review

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