Single mutation induces a metal-dependent subunit association in dimeric Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-83

  D'Orazio, Melania ^a   Battistoni, Andrea ^a   Stroppolo, Maria Elena ^a   Desideri, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metalloproteins; Monomer dimer equilibrium; Photobacterium leiognathi; Quaternary structure; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; METAL; PHENYLALANINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTANT; PHOTOBACTERIUM LEIOGNATHI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTOBACTERIUM LEIOGNATHI;

EID: 0034720474     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2730     Document Type: Article

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