Molybdenum trafficking for nitrogen fixation

Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 9711-9721

  Hernandez, Jose A ^a   George, Simon J ^b   Rubio, Luis M ^c  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATIONS; COFACTORS; DIAZOTROPHIC BACTERIA; IRON-SULFUR CLUSTERS; METABOLIC PROCESS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

IRON; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN; SULFUR;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; GENE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL;

AMINO ACIDS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; PROTEINS; SOIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70350066795     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi901217p     Document Type: Review

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