Special Issue on Nitrogenases and Homologous Systems

Hu, Yilin; Ribbe, Markus W.

doi:10.1002/cbic.202000279

Title: Special Issue on Nitrogenases and Homologous Systems

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The nitrogenase superfamily comprises homologous enzyme systems that carry out fundamentally important processes, including the reduction of N₂ and CO, and the biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll and coenzyme F430. This special issue provides a cross-disciplinary overview of the ongoing research in this highly diverse and unique research area of metalloprotein biochemistry.

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Hu, Yilin ^[1];

^[1]

Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF)

OSTI Identifier:: 1785242

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1630188

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016510; SC0014470; GM67626; CHE-1904131; CHE-1651398

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1439-4227

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc Europe

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; bacteriochlorophyll; coenzyme F430; double-cubane cluster; nitrogen fixation; nitrogenase

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  title        = {Special Issue on Nitrogenases and Homologous Systems},

  author       = {Hu, Yilin and Ribbe, Markus W.},

  abstractNote = {The nitrogenase superfamily comprises homologous enzyme systems that carry out fundamentally important processes, including the reduction of N2 and CO, and the biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll and coenzyme F430. This special issue provides a cross-disciplinary overview of the ongoing research in this highly diverse and unique research area of metalloprotein biochemistry.},

  doi          = {10.1002/cbic.202000279},

  journal      = {ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology},

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  volume       = 21,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020},

  month        = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020}

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