Paramagnetic NMR analysis of the seven-iron ferredoxin from the hyperthermoacidophilic archaeon Desulfurolobus ambivalens reveals structural similarity to other dicluster ferredoxins

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 92-99

  Bentrop, D ^a   Bertini, I ^a   Luchinat, C ^a   Mendes, J ^a   Piccioli, M ^a   Teixeira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desulfurolobus ambivalens; Ferredoxin; Hyperthermoacidophilic; NMR; Paramagnetic

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0029978161     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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