Cluster-iron substitution is related to structural and functional features of adrenodoxin mutants and to their redox states

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 673-681

  Iametti, Stefania ^a   Uhlmann, Heike ^b   Ragg, Enzio ^a   Sala, Nicla ^a   Grinberg, Asya ^b   Beckert, Vita ^b   Bernhardt, Rita ^b   Bonomi, Francesco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Dipto Sci Molecolari A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenodoxin; Adrenodoxin mutant; Metal substitution; Redox potential; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ADRENODOXIN; CADMIUM; IRON; ZINC;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032005231     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510673.x     Document Type: Article

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