Tyrosinase/catecholoxidase activity of hemocyanins: Structural basis and molecular mechanism

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 392-397

  Decker, Heinz ^a   Tuczek, Felix ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; HEMOCYANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTHROPOD; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HYDROXYLATION; LIMULUS; MODEL; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; OCTOPUS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEMOCYANIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034255667     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01602-9     Document Type: Review

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