The structure of neuromelanin and its iron binding site studied by infrared spectroscopy

FEBS Letters

Volumn 457, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-22

  Bridelli, M G ^a   Tampellini, D ^b   Zecca, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infrared spectroscopy; Iron; Melanin; Neuromelanin; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; IRON; MELANIN; NEUROMELANIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 0032769875     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01001-7     Document Type: Article

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