A new decoration for nitric oxide synthase - A Zn(Cys)4 site

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Ludwig, Martha L ^a   Marletta, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033561108     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(99)80047-1     Document Type: Review

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