Crystal structure of diferric hen ovotransferrin at 2.4 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 196-207

  Kurokawa, Hirofumi ^a   Mikami, Bunzo ^a   Hirose, Masaaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iron transport protein; Lobe orientation; Ovotransferrin; Transferrin structure; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN; OVOTRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0028835226     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0611     Document Type: Article

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