Identification of the residues responsible for the alkaline inhibition of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase: A site-directed mutagenesis approach

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 248-253

  Polticelli, Fabio ^a   Battistoni, Andrea ^a   O'Neill, Peter ^b   Rotilio, Giuseppe ^a   Desideri, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alkaline inhibition; Brownian dynamics; electrostatics; pulse radiolysis; site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0030062699     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050208     Document Type: Article

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