Reactivity of the tyrosyl radical of Escherichia coli ribonucleotide reductase. Control by the protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 401-407

  Gerez, Catherine ^a   Elleingand, Eric ^a   Kauppi, Björn ^b   Eklund, Hans ^b   Fontecave, Marc ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Hydroxyurea; Phenol; Ribonucleotide reductase; Tyrosyl radical

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME REACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0030721530     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-2-00401.x     Document Type: Article

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