Structural and kinetic evidence for an ordered mechanism of copper nitrite reductase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1001-1009

  Strange, Richard W ^a   Murphy, Loretta M ^a   Dodd, Fraser E ^a   Abraham, Zelda H L ^b   Eady, Robert R ^b   Smith, Barry E ^b   Hasnain, S Samar ^a  

^a DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Electron transfer; EXAFS; Nitrite reductase; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; COPPER; LIGAND; NITRITE REDUCTASE; PROTON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033574613     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2648     Document Type: Article

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