Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 47, Numéro C8, Décembre 1986
EXAFS and Near Edge Structure IV
Page(s) C8-1159 - C8-1163
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19868226
EXAFS and Near Edge Structure IV

J. Phys. Colloques 47 (1986) C8-1159-C8-1163

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19868226

X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY OF Cu-Mo-S AND Fe-Mo-S SYSTEMS OF BIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE

J.M. ARBER1, A.C. FLOOD1, C.D. GARNER1, S.S. HASNAIN2 et B.E. SMITH3

1  Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, GB-Manchester M13 9PL, Great-Britain
2  Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, GB-Warrington WA4 4AD, Great-Britain
3  AFRC, Unit of Nitrogen Fixation, University of Sussex, GB-Brighton BN1 9RQ, Great-Britain


Abstract
Systems containing either iron or copper coordinated to sulphur and molybdenum are well known to be of biological importance, the former in the iron-molybdenum protein and cofactor of nitrogenase and the latter in molybdenum-induced copper deficiency in ruminants. X-ray absorption spectroscopy has been used to study the metal K-edge EXAFS of such systems and to provide new informatioin about their structure.