Unique structural features of the monomeric Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase from Escherichia coli, revealed by X-ray crystallography

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-420

  Pesce, Alessandra ^a,b   Capasso, Clemente ^c   Battistoni, Andrea ^d   Folcarelli, Silvia ^d   Rotilio, Giuseppe ^d   Desideri, Alessandro ^d   Bolognesi, Martino ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CNR Ist di Biochim delle P   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper enzymes; Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase; Enzyme evolution; Monomeric superoxide dismutase; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COPPER ION; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031555480     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1400     Document Type: Article

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