Literature summary extracted from
Siemann, S.; Schneider, K.; Oley, M.; Muller, A.
Characterization of a tungsten-substituted nitrogenase isolated from Rhodobacter capsulatus (2003), Biochemistry, 42, 3846-3857.
Activating Compound
EC Number |
Activating Compound |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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1.18.6.1 |
molybdate |
induces MoFe protein expression |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
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Inhibitors
EC Number |
Inhibitors |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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1.18.6.1 |
tungstate |
30% inhibition at 0.01 mM, 50% inhibition at 0.1 mM, 95% inhibition at 1 mM, inhibits MoFe protein expression |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
KM Value [mM]
EC Number |
KM Value [mM] |
KM Value Maximum [mM] |
Substrate |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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1.18.6.1 |
additional information |
- |
additional information |
EPR signals of Mo and of W containing cofactor, redox potentials |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
Metals/Ions
EC Number |
Metals/Ions |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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1.18.6.1 |
Iron |
required, part of the MoFe protein cofactor |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
1.18.6.1 |
Molybdenum |
required, part of the MoFe protein cofactor, can be partially, about 25%, substituted by tungsten, Mo content quantification, overview, Mo cannot be substituted by rhenium |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
1.18.6.1 |
additional information |
rhenium cannot substitute for molybdenum in vitro, nor in vivo |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
1.18.6.1 |
Tungsten |
can partially, about 25%, substitute for molybdenum, isolation of a tungsten-substituted enzyme after growth of the cells in tungsten-supplemented and molybdenum-deficient medium |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
|
Molecular Weight [Da]
EC Number |
Molecular Weight [Da] |
Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] |
Comment |
Organism |
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1.18.6.1 |
200000 |
250000 |
tungsten-substituted enzyme component, gel filtration |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
Organism
EC Number |
Organism |
UniProt |
Comment |
Textmining |
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1.18.6.1 |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
- |
wild-type strain B10S, molybdenum-containing, nif-encoded enzyme variant |
- |
Purification (Commentary)
EC Number |
Purification (Comment) |
Organism |
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1.18.6.1 |
wild-type and tungsten-substituted enzymes |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
Substrates and Products (Substrate)
EC Number |
Substrates |
Comment Substrates |
Organism |
Products |
Comment (Products) |
Rev. |
Reac. |
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1.18.6.1 |
acetylene + ? |
- |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
ethylene + ? |
- |
? |
|
1.18.6.1 |
ethylene + ? |
- |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
? |
- |
? |
|
Subunits
EC Number |
Subunits |
Comment |
Organism |
---|
1.18.6.1 |
tetramer |
tungsten-substituted enzyme component |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
Synonyms
EC Number |
Synonyms |
Comment |
Organism |
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1.18.6.1 |
dinitrogenase |
- |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
Cofactor
EC Number |
Cofactor |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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1.18.6.1 |
iron-molybdenum cofactor |
- |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
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