title: Fresh insight to functioning of selected enzymes of the nitrogen cycle.
abstract: The global nitrogen cycle is the process in which different forms of environmental N are interconverted by microorganisms either for assimilation into biomass or in respiratory energy-generating pathways. This short review highlights developments over the last 5 years in our understanding of functionality of nitrogenase, Cu-nitrite reductase, NO reductase and N2O reductase, complex metalloenzymes that catalyze electron/proton-coupled substrate reduction reactions.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biophysics Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Eady
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biophysics Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.
authors.forename: Svetlana V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Antonyuk
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biophysics Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK. Electronic address: s.s.hasnain@liv.ac.uk.
authors.forename: S Samar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hasnain
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D009584:Nitrogen