The chemical biology of copper

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-292

  Malmström, Bo G ^a   Leckner, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COPPER; FUNGAL PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE;

BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AZURIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COPPER; FUNGAL PROTEINS; METALLOPROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0032042993     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80071-9     Document Type: Article

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