Comparison of the structures of the metal-thiolate binding site in zn(ii)-, cd(ii)-, and hg(ii)-metallothioneins using molecular modeling techniques

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-406

  Fowle, David A ^a   Stillman, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MERCURY; METAL COMPLEX; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030991020     PISSN: 07391102     EISSN: 15380254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1997.10508139     Document Type: Article

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