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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131431003321

Titolo

Biological nitrogen fixation / / edited by Frans J. de Bruijn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-63721-6

1-119-05309-9

1-118-63709-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1236 p.)

Disciplina

581.13353

Soggetti

Nitrogen - Fixation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Volume 1; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Free-Living Diazotrophs; 1.2 Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; 1.3 Associative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; 1.4 Outline of This Book; Section 1 Focus Chapters; Chapter 2. Recent Advances in Understanding Nitrogenases and How They Work; 2.1 Introduction: Two Types of Nitrogenases Exist; 2.2 Occurrence and Relationships among the Group-1 Nitrogenases; 2.3 Overview of Properties of Mo-Nitrogenase; 2.4 Overview of Properties of V-Nitrogenase and Fe-Nitrogenase

2.5 Structures of the Nitrogenase Component Proteins and their Complexes2.6 Structures of the MoFe-Protein Prosthetic Groups; 2.7 How are Substrates Reduced?; 2.8 Where are the Binding Sites for Substrates and Inhibitors?; 2.9 How are Electrons and Protons Delivered?; 2.10 Some Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3. Evolution and Taxonomy of Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms with Emphasis on Rhizobia; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.3 Results; 3.4 Discussion; 3.4 NOTE; 3.4 Acknowledgments

Chapter 4. Evolution of Rhizobium Nodulation: From Nodule-Specific



Genes (Nodulins) to Recruitment of Common Processes4.1 Nodule Formation in a Nutshell; 4.2 Signaling in Symbiosis; 4.3 The Indeterminate Nodule; 4.4 Signaling Inside the Nodule; 4.5 Rhizobium Symbiosis in Parasponia; 4.6 Actinorhizal N-Fixing Symbiosis; 4.7 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis; 4.8 Interactions with (Biotrophic) Pathogens; 4.9 The Evolution of the Rhizobium Nodule Symbiosis; Chapter 5. Bioengineering Nitrogen Acquisition in Rice: Promises for Global Food Security; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Primary Nitrogen Uptake and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency: Gene Candidates and Caveats5.3 The Carbon-Nitrogen Interface and N-Transfer: Removing Enzymatic Bottlenecks; 5.4 Nitrogen Fixation: The Holy Grail; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; Section 2 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nitrogenases; Chapter 6. An Overview on Fe-S Protein Biogenesis from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Source of Iron and Sulfur; 6.3 Structures and Properties of Fe-S Clusters; 6.4 Formation of Fe-S Clusters; 6.5 Diverse Functions of Fe-S Proteins; 6.6 Fe-S Cluster Biosynthesis in Prokaryotes

6.7 ISC Assembly Machinery6.8 The Suf Machinery in Bacteria and Plastids; 6.9 Fe-S Protein Assembly in Eukaryotes; 6.10 Mitochondrial ISC Assembly Machinery; 6.11 Mitochondrial ISC Export System; 6.12 CIA Assembly Apparatus; 6.13 Conclusion; 6.13 Acknowledgments; Chapter 7. Biosynthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase; 7.1 Introduction: Dinitrogenase and Apo-Dinitrogenase; 7.2 NifU AND NifS; 7.3 NifB: FROM SIMPLE [Fe-S] CLUSTERS TO THE CORE OF FeMo-co; 7.4 NifQ: DIRECTING Mo TO FeMo-co SYNTHESIS; 7.5 NifV and the Incorporation of Homocitrate into FeMo-co

7.6 NifEN: A NODE IN THE FeMo-co BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155855803321

Titolo

8th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 and Derivatives : held September 29-October 1, 2014, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA / / edited by Eric Ott [and nine others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014

ISBN

1-5231-1978-0

1-119-01660-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

620.1617

Soggetti

Heat resistant alloys

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of 73 papers focuses on Alloy 718 and Superalloys in this class relative to alloy and process development, production, product applications, trends and the development of advanced modeling tools. The authors present technical advancements relative to a broad spectrum of areas while assessing their impact on related fields associated with this critical alloy group. The papers are organized in the following sections: Trends in 718 and Derivatives; Wrought Processing, Development, and Modeling; Cast Processing, Development, and Modeling; Joining and Fabrication Processing; Heat Treatment and Thermal Processing; Product Application and Technology; Advancements in Mechanical Properties and Microstructures; Environmental Effects on Microstructure and Properties.