Heme binding to albuminoid proteins is the result of recent evolution

IUBMB Life

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 436-440

  Fasano, Mauro ^a   Fanali, Gabriella ^a   Leboffe, Loris ^b   Ascenzi, Paolo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparative modeling; Docking simulation; Hemoproteins; Molecular evolution; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEME; HEMOPEXIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; HOMEOSTASIS; LIVER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYLOGENY; PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ALBUMINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEME; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 34547208855     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540701474523     Document Type: Article

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