Cyanobacterial hydrogenases and hydrogen metabolism revisited: Recent progress and future prospects

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 10537-10561

  Khanna, Namita ^a   Lindblad, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bidirectional Hox hydrogenase; Biohydrogen; Cyanobacteria; Ferredoxin; FeFe hydrogenase; NiFe hydrogenase

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; FLAVODOXIN; HYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROGEN; IRON HYDROGENASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NICKEL-IRON HYDROGENASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ALTEROMONAS; ANABAENA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHROMATIUM VINOSUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO FRUCTOSOVORANS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROGEN METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THIOCAPSA ROSEOPERSICINA; ENZYMOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

CYANOBACTERIA; FERREDOXINS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; NADP;

EID: 84929377655     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160510537     Document Type: Review

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