N2O reductase (IMAGE)

Van Andel Research Institute

N2O reductase — Caption

Three states of the maturation apparatus of N2O reductase: A complex of the proteins NosF (yellow), NosY (red) and NosD (green) changes its conformation by consuming biochemical energy and can thus take over a copper ion from the transport protein NosL (blue) and pass it on to the enzyme in the next step.

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Courtesy of the Du and Lü Labs, Van Andel Institute

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