The high-potential flavin and heme of nitric oxide synthase are not magnetically linked: Implications for electron transfer

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 355-364

  Perry, Jason M ^a   Moon, Namdoo ^b   Zhao, Yunde ^b   Dunham, W Richard ^b   Marletta, Michael A ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Electron transfer; Flavin; Heme

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032125851     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90069-2     Document Type: Article

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