An all-ferrous state of the Fe protein of nitrogenase. Interaction with nucleotides and electron transfer to the MoFe protein

The MoFe protein of nitrogenase catalyzes the six-electron reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia. It has long been believed that this protein receives the multiple electrons it requires one at a time, from the [4Fe-4S]2+/+ couple of the Fe protein. Recently an all-ferrous [4Fe-4S]0 state of the Fe prot...

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