A molecular pathway for the egress of ammonia produced by nitrogenase

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Dance, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN; PROTON;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CLOSTRIDIUM; HYDROGEN BOND; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMMONIA; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CLOSTRIDIUM; HYDROGEN BONDING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; PROTONS;

EID: 84888182124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03237     Document Type: Article

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