Structure, function, and mechanism of ribonucleotide reductases

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1699, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-34

  Kolberg, Matthias ^a   Strand, Kari R ^a   Graff, Pål ^a   Andersson, K Kristoffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Function; Ribonucleotide reductase; Structure

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; COBALAMIN; COBALT; CYSTEINE; DNA; FERROUS ION; IRON; MANGANESE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; SULFUR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ALLOSTERISM; BINDING SITE; CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2542504483     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1570-9639(04)00054-8     Document Type: Review

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