Protein contributions to redox potentials of homologous rubredoxins: An energy minimization study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2733-2741

  Swartz, Paul D ^a,b   Ichiye, Toshiko ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; RUBREDOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENERGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

EID: 0030782484     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78302-4     Document Type: Article

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