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. 1973 Jul;115(1):15–17. doi: 10.1128/jb.115.1.15-17.1973

Protection of Nitrogenase in Azotobacter vinelandii

Vinod K Shah 1, Jack L Pate 1, Winston J Brill 1
PMCID: PMC246204  PMID: 4717512

Abstract

The site or sites that protect nitrogenase from O2 inactivation in vivo are sensitive to sodium azide or 2,4-dinitrophenol. Both components of nitrogenase can be synthesized when oxidative phosphorylation is disrupted.

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