nitrogenases, relevant chemical models and commercial processes
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Barry E. Smith, Raymond L. Richards, and William E. Newton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht ; London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 volume ; 24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Nitrogen fixation, v. 1
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Originally published: Dordrecht; London: Kluwer Academic, 2004.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Preface to the Series. Preface. List of Contributors. 1: Nitrogen Fixation: An Historical Perspective; K. Fisher and W.E. Newton1. Introduction2. When did Biological Nitrogen Fixation Appear?3. Nitrogen Fixation and Agriculture4. Do Plants Assimilate Nitrogen from the Air?5. Are Bacteria Responsible for Assimilating Nitrogen from the Air?6. Do Free-Living Rhizobia Fix N2?7. Commercial Application of Biological Nitrogen Fixation8. Commercial Application of Industrial Nitrogen Fixation9. Inorganic Ions and Nitrogen Fixation10. Methods Used for the Detection of Nitrogen Fixation11. Beginning of the Biochemistry of Biological Nitrogen Fixation12. Cell-free Extracts and BeyondAcknowledgementReferences 2: Haber-Bosch and Other Industrial Processes; G.J. Leigh1. Background to Industrial Fixation2. Dinitrogen Chemistry up to ca. 19003. Industrial Fixation of Nitrogen4. Developments since ca. 19205. Possible Future DevelopmentsReferences 3: Assay Methods for Products of Nitrogenase Action on Substrates; M.J. Dilworth1. Introduction2. Protons3. HD Formation4. Nitrogenous Substrates5. Carbon-containing Substrates6. Substrates containing Nitrogen and Carbon7. Sulfur-containing Substrates8. Other Assay Components9. Concluding RemarksReferences 4: The Structures of the Nitrogenase Proteins and Stabilized Complexes; P.M.C. Benton and J.W. Peters1. Introduction2.The Fe Protein3. The MoFe Protein4. Nitrogenase Complex StructuresAcknowledgementsReferences 5: The Mechanism of Mo-dependent Nitrogenase: Thermodynamics and Kinetics; R.Y. Igarashi and L.C. Seefeldt1. Introduction2. The Fe-protein Cycle3. The MoFe-protein Cycle4. Future ProspectsReferences 6: Strategies for the Functional Analysis of the Azotobacter vinelandii MoFe Protein and its Active Site FeMo-cofactor; S.M. Mayer, P.C. Dos Santos, L.C. Seefeldt and D.R. Dean1. Introduction2. Genetic Manipulation and Biochemical Techniques for the Study of A. vinelandii Nitrogenase3. Insights gained into Nitrogenase Structure-Function from Genetic and Biochemical Studies4. Summary and OutlookReferences 7: Chemical Models, Theoretical Calculations, and Reactivity of Isolated Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor; F. Barriere, M.C. Durrant and C.J. Pickett1. Introduction2. Chemical Models3. Theoretical Calculations4. Isolation and Reactivity of the Nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor5. Summary and Future ProspectsReferences 8: Structural Models for the FeMo-cofactor and the P Clusters; D.J. Evans1. Introduction2. FeMo-cofactor Models3. The P Cluster4. Concluding RemarksAcknowledgementsReferences 9. Biosynthesis of Iron-Molybdenum and Iron-Vanadium Cofactors of the nif- and vnf-encoded Nitrogenases; P.W. Ludden, P. Rangaraj and L.M. Rubio1. Introduction2. Discovery and Characterization of FeMo-cofactor3. Structures of FeMo-cofactor and FeV-cofactor and their Sites in the MoFe and VFe Proteins4. FeMo-cofactor and FeV-cofactor Biosynthesis5. in vitro FeMo-cofactor Synthesis6. Role of NifQ7. Role of NifB8. Role of NifNE9. Role NifH10. NifV and the Role of Homocitrate11. Role of NifX12. Role of NifU13. Role of NifS14. Role of NifM15. Roles of NifW and NifZ16. Non-nif Protein Requirements17. Role of VnfG18. Role of Nucleotides and Divalent Metals in FeMo-cofactor Synthesis19. Model for the Biosynthesis of FeMo-cofactor and FeV-cofactorReferences 10: Vanadium
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Nitrogen -- Fixation.
Nitrogenase.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TP245
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N8
Book number
E358
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
edited by Barry E. Smith, Raymond L. Richards, and William E. Newton.