Superoxide dismutases: Active sites that save, but a protein that kills

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-168

  Miller, Anne Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; SOD; Superoxide dismutase; X ray absorption spectroscopy; XAS

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BETA SHEET; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY;

BINDING SITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 1842583981     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.02.011     Document Type: Review

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