Abstract
Copper-containing nitrite reductase enzymes catalyze the reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide during denitrification, a key component of the global nitrogen cycle. Insights into the properties of proposed copper-nitrosyl intermediates have been obtained through studies of model complexes. Such complexes comprising both copper and nickel exhibit variable geometries and electronic structures that are influenced by the supporting ligands.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-154 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Structure and Bonding |
Volume | 154 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 29 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.
Keywords
- Copper
- Model complex
- Nitric oxide
- Nitrite
- Nitrite reductase