Biosynthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase
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- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Microbiology
- Vol. 62 (1), 93-111
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.micro.62.081307.162737
Abstract
The iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co), located at the active site of the molybdenum nitrogenase, is one of the most complex metal cofactors known to date. During the past several years, an intensive effort has been made to purify the proteins involved in FeMo-co synthesis and incorporation into nitrogenase. This effort is starting to provide insights into the structures of the FeMo-co biosynthetic intermediates and into the biochemical details of FeMo-co synthesis.Keywords
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