Vanadium Nitrogenase Reduces CO

Vanadium nitrogenase not only reduces dinitrogen to ammonia but also reduces carbon monoxide to ethylene, ethane, and propane. The parallelism between the two reactions suggests a potential link in mechanism and evolution between the carbon and nitrogen cycles on Earth.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2010-08, Vol.329 (5992), p.642-642
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Chi Chung, Hu, Yilin, Ribbe, Markus W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenosine Triphosphate - metabolism Ammonia Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry Azotobacter vinelandii - enzymology Azotobacter vinelandii - genetics Biocatalysis Biological and medical sciences BREVIA Carbon Carbon cycle Carbon monoxide Carbon Monoxide - metabolism Chemical compounds Chemical reactions Earth Electrons Enzymes and enzyme inhibitors Ethane Ethane - metabolism Ethylene Ethylenes - metabolism Evolution Evolution, Molecular Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genes, Bacterial Hydrogen - metabolism Nitrogen Nitrogen - metabolism Nitrogenase - metabolism Oxidation-Reduction Oxidoreductases Propane - metabolism Vanadium
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Zusammenfassung:	Vanadium nitrogenase not only reduces dinitrogen to ammonia but also reduces carbon monoxide to ethylene, ethane, and propane. The parallelism between the two reactions suggests a potential link in mechanism and evolution between the carbon and nitrogen cycles on Earth.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.1191455