Zinc-promoted alkyl transfer: a new role for zinc

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-171

  Penner Hahn, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; LIGAND; THIOL; WATER; ZINC;

ALKYLATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOCIATION; LIGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ALKYLATION; BINDING SITES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 34047158876     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.02.038     Document Type: Review

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