Structure prediction for the di-heme cytochrome b561 protein family

Protoplasma

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-40

  Bashtovyy, Denys ^a   Bérczi, Alajos ^a   Asard, Han ^b   Páli, Tibor ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cytochrome b561; Electron transport; Heme protein; Protein family; Structure prediction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HEME; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038348700     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-002-0065-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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