Crystal structure of dimethyl sulfoxide reductase from Rhodobacter capsulatus at 1.88 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-69

  Schneider, Frank ^a   Löwe, Jan ^a   Huber, Robert ^a   Schindelin, Hermann ^b   Kisker, Caroline ^b   Knäblein, Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Dimethyl sulfoxide reductase; Molecular replacement; Molybdopterin cofactor; Multiple isomorphous replacement

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME CONFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030592449     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0555     Document Type: Article

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