Truncated Hemoglobins and Nitric Oxide Action

IUBMB Life

Volumn 55, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 623-627

  Milani, Mario ^a   Pesce, Alessandra ^b   Ouellet, Hugues ^d   Guertin, Michel ^d   Bolognesi, Martino ^b,c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemeproteins; Nitric oxide reactivity; NO dioxygenase; Protein cavities; Protein structure; Truncated hemoglobins

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; HEME; HEMOGLOBINS; LIGANDS; MACROPHAGES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346362067     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540310001628708     Document Type: Review

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