Journal of inorganic biochemistry
Carbon monoxide chemistry of α-V70I Mo-nitrogenase: Evidence from EPR- and IR-monitored photolysis - or, what a difference a methyl makes.
Simon J George, Aubrey D Scott, Leland B Gee, Lance C Seefeldt, Stephen P Cramer
Published: 202510.1016/j.jinorgbio.2025.113203
Abstract
A critical step in the global nitrogen cycle is the conversion of dinitrogen into biologically accessible ammonia. In Nature this is accomplished by the nitrogenase (N2ase) family of enzymes. Carbon monoxide (CO) has long been known as an inhibitor o…
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