Fresh insight to functioning of selected enzymes of the nitrogen cycle

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-112

  Eady, Robert R ^a   Antonyuk, Svetlana V ^a   Hasnain, S Samar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGENASE; NITROUS OXIDE REDUCTASE; ENZYME; NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITROGEN CYCLE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; NITROGEN;

EID: 84959561566     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.02.009     Document Type: Review

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