The active sites of molybdenum- and tungsten-containing enzymes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-207

  McMaster, J ^a   Enemark, John H ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE FERREDOXIN OXIDOREDUCTASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN;

BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COENZYME; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; COENZYMES; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; METALLOPROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON SULFUR GROUP DONORS; PTERIDINES; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 0032043884     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80061-6     Document Type: Article

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