Structural and phylogenetic analysis of Rhodobacter capsulatus NifF: Uncovering general features of nitrogen-fixation (nif)-flavodoxins

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1152-1163

  Pérez Dorado, Inmaculada ^a   Bortolotti, Ana ^b   Cortez, Néstor ^b   Hermoso, Juan A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Flavodoxin; Nitrogen fixation; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

FLAVODOXIN; ISOALLOXAZINE; LEUCINE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; NITROGEN FIXATION FLAVODOXIN; NITROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NIF GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; NEGIBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84878639639     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14011152     Document Type: Article

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