Pathways of electron transfer in Escherichia coli DNA photolyase: Trp306 to FADH

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1241-1249

  Cheung, Margaret S ^a   Daizadeh, Iraj ^a   Stuchebrukhov, A A ^a   Heelis, Paul F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032982571     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77287-5     Document Type: Article

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