Sustained photobiological hydrogen production in the presence of N2 by nitrogenase mutants of the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 19444-19451

  Masukawa, Hajime ^a   Sakurai, Hidehiro ^a   Hausinger, Robert P ^b,c   Inoue, Kazuhito ^a  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Biofuel; Cyanobacteria; Hydrogen production; Nitrogenase; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFUELS; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM ANABAENA; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; NITROGENASE; NITROGENASE ACTIVITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

PHOTOBIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84922575934     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.090     Document Type: Article

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