Effect of perturbation of ATP level on the activity and regulation of nitrogenase in Rhodospirillum rubrum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 5526-5537

  Zhang, Yaoping ^a   Pohlmann, Edward L ^a   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LUCIFERASE; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; NITROGENASE; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 68949164856     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00585-09     Document Type: Article

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