Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS) of Fe–S model compounds, Fe–S proteins, and nitrogenase
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We have used nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to examine the nature of the Fe–S unit. Specifically, vibrational characteristics have been determined, and through incremental steps in model system complexity, applied to analysis of the enzyme nitrogenase. This stepwise strategy demonstrates NRVS as a viable bioinorganic tool, and will undoubtedly increase the application of synchrotron spectroscopy to biological problems.
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