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Resorcinol Hydroxylase of Azoarcus anaerobius: Molybdenum Dependence, Activity, and Heterologous Expression
The obligately anaerobic, denitrifying bacterium Azoarcus anaerobius strain LuFRes1 grows with resorcinol (1,3-dihydroxybenzene) as sole carbon and...
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Diversity and Evolution of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria
Nitrogen is a major element for plant life, yet environmental nitrogen is poorly available to plant, and thus classified as a ‘limiting element’. As... -
Molybdenum Application Regulates Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Winter Wheat Under Different Nitrogen Sources
Molybdenum (Mo), an essential microelement, may enhance the oxidative stress tolerance in plants. However, the efficacy of Mo might be variable with...
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Mineral Nutrition of Vegetable and Herb Diseases
Mineral nutrition directly affects the health of plants. There are many situations where the susceptibility of the plant to disease solely becomes a... -
Essential and Functional Mineral Elements
There are 118 confirmed elements in the Periodic Table so far. Although human body contains around 60 elements, only 28 of them are essential for the... -
Current Concepts of the Mechanisms of Nitric Oxide Formation in Plants
AbstractNitric oxide (NO) is a universal signaling molecule that functions in all living organisms. It is involved in the regulation of plant growth...
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The structural components of the Azotobacter vinelandii iron-only nitrogenase, AnfDKG, form a protein complex within the plant mitochondrial matrix
A long-held goal of synthetic biology has been the transfer of a bacterial nitrogen-fixation pathway into plants to reduce the use of chemical...
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Microbial Tungsten Assimilation
Hard and rare metal tungsten (W) with its extraordinary properties (high melting/boiling points and density) is one of the heaviest elements known to... -
Rice N-biofertilization by inoculation with an engineered photosynthetic diazotroph
Photosynthetic diazotrophs expressing iron-only (Fe-only) nitrogenase can be developed into a promising biofertilizer, as it is independent on the...
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Expression, Isolation, and Characterization of Vanadium Nitrogenase from Azotobacter vinelandii
Nitrogenases are the sole enzymes known to mediate biological nitrogen fixation, an essential process for sustaining life on earth. Among the three... -
Molybdenum-Containing Enzymes
An overview of modern methods used in the preparation and characterization of molybdenum-containing enzymes is presented, with an emphasis on those... -
The role of MoO3NPs on regeneration, growth and development of chrysanthemum cultured in vitro
This study substituted sodium molybdate dehydrate (Na 2 MoO 4 .2H 2 O) in MS medium (Murashige and Skoog 1962) with molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles (MoO 3 N...
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The beneficial roles of trace and ultratrace elements in plants
The optimal elemental nutrition is the key to obtain high quality crop yields, presently and more so in future climate. Plants need a number of...
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Enzyme Structure and Function
This chapter provides an overview on the general architecture of enzymes, describes protein structure and the types of enzyme cofactors, and... -
Steering Efficacy of Nano Molybdenum Towards Cancer: Mechanism of Action
Conventional cancer therapies possess a plethora of limitations which led to the awakening of nanotechnology and nanomedicine. However, technological...
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Transcriptomic profiling of nitrogen fixation and the role of NifA in Methylomicrobium buryatense 5GB1
Methanotrophs capable of converting C1-based substrates play an important role in the global carbon cycle. As one of the essential macronutrient...
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An Insight into Plant Nanobionics and Its Application to Overcome the Impact of Environmental Stress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Nanomaterials can significantly boost plant growth and crop yield. They exhibit exceptional traits compared to other materials such as high surface... -
Relationships Between Urinary Metals and Diabetes Traits Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas, USA
Hispanics/Latinos have higher rates of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the origins of these disparities are poorly understood. Environmental...
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Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Plasma Elements in Autistic Children from India
Trace elements are essential for the human body’s various physiological processes but if they are present in higher concentration, these elements...
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Association Between Combined Polymetallic Exposure and Osteoporosis
Combined polymetallic exposure may be an influential factor in osteoporosis. This study aimed to explore the association between polymetallic...