Classifying the metal dependence of uncharacterized nitrogenases
Nitrogenase enzymes have evolved complex iron-sulfur (Fe-S) containing cofactors that most commonly contain molybdenum (MoFe, Nif) as a heterometal but also exist as vanadium (VFe, Vnf) and heterometal independent (Fe-only, Anf) forms. All three varieties are capable of the reduction of dinitrogen...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00419/full |