Crystal structure of reduced thioredoxin reductase from Escherichia coli: Structural flexibility in the isoalloxazine ring of the flavin adenine dinucleotide cofactor

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2366-2379

  Lennon, Brett W ^a   Williams Jr , Charles H ^a,b   Ludwig, Martha L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational change; Flavin reduction; Flavin structure; Thioredoxin reductase; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032725979     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.11.2366     Document Type: Article

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