Oxygen-protected FeSII-nitrogenase complex cryoEM structure (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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Overview of the O₂-protected FeSII-nitrogenase complex cryoEM structure and proposed mechanism for the formation of the complex in the presence of O₂ and its subsequent dissociation once O₂ is removed.

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Brian Cook and Sarah Narehood / UC San Diego

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