Structural basis for nitrous oxide generation by bacterial nitric oxide reductases

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1593, 2012, Pages 1195-1203

  Shiro, Yoshitsugu ^a   Sugimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Tosha, Takehiko ^a   Nagano, Shingo ^a,b   Hino, Tomoya ^a,b  

^a RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Haem; Haem copper oxidase superfamily; Nitric oxide reductase; Nitrous oxide generation; Non haem iron

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRIC ACID; RESPIRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84859061825     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0310     Document Type: Article

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