Characterization of a nitrite reductase involved in nitrifier denitrification

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 25575-25583

  Lawton, Thomas J ^a   Bowen, Kimberly E ^a   Sayavedra Soto, Luis A ^b   Arp, Daniel J ^b   Rosenzweig, Amy C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC ENVIRONMENTS; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; COPPER NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

COPPER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

NITRITE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NITRIFIER DENTRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; NITRIFIER; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; OXYGEN BINDING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITRITES; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN;

EID: 84883444522     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.484543     Document Type: Article

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