Structure and interactions of amino acid radicals in class I ribonucleotide reductase studied by ENDOR and high-field EPR spectroscopy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1707, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 67-90

  Lendzian, Friedhelm ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cysteine radical; ENDOR; High field EPR; Ribonucleotide reductase; Tryptophan; Tyrosyl

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE; IRON; MUTANT PROTEIN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RADICAL; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON NUCLEAR DOUBLE RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 13844298688     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.02.011     Document Type: Review

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