Detection of a stable free radical in the B2 subunit of the manganese ribonucleotide reductase (Mn-RRase) of Corynebacterium ammoniagenes

Free Radical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 473-481

  Griepenburg, Ulrich ^a   Laßmann, Günter ^b,c   Auling, Georg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium ammoniagenes ATCC 6872; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Hydroxyurea; Manganese ribonucleotide reductase; Protein linked radical

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; MANGANESE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMMONIAGENES;

EID: 0030001289     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769609088046     Document Type: Article

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