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Formation of a Nitrogenase P-cluster [Fe8S7] Core via Reductive Fusion of Two All-Ferric [Fe4S4] Clusters

  1. Dr. Yasuhiro Ohki1,
  2. Kazuki Tanifuji1,
  3. Norihiro Yamada1,
  4. Prof. Dr. Roger E. Cramer2,
  5. Prof. Dr. Kazuyuki Tatsumi1,*

Article first published online: 31 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200568

Issue

Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Volume 7, Issue 10, pages 2222–2224, October 2012

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How to Cite

Ohki, Y., Tanifuji, K., Yamada, N., Cramer, R. E. and Tatsumi, K. (2012), Formation of a Nitrogenase P-cluster [Fe8S7] Core via Reductive Fusion of Two All-Ferric [Fe4S4] Clusters. Chem. Asian J., 7: 2222–2224. doi: 10.1002/asia.201200568

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 52-789-2943

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822 (USA)

*Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 52-789-2943

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 31 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 25 JUN 2012

Funded by

  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan

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Keywords:

  • bioinorganic chemistry;
  • biosynthesis;
  • iron–sulfur clusters;
  • nitrogenase
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How does your cluster grow? The nitrogenase P-cluster [Fe8S7] core has been assembled from the two all-ferric [Fe4S4] clusters via phosphine desulfurization. This finding suggests that reductive desulfurization from an [Fe4S4] cluster can occur in the maturation process of the P-cluster of nitrogenase.

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