Structure of the high-valent FeIIIFeIV state in ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) of Chlamydia trachomatis-Combined EPR, 57Fe-, 1H-ENDOR and X-ray studies

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1774, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1254-1263

  Voevodskaya, Nina ^a   Galander, Marcus ^b   Högbom, Martin ^c   Stenmark, Pal ^c   McClarty, Grant ^d,e   Gräslund, Astrid ^a   Lendzian, Friedhelm ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Cangene Corporation   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

57Fe electron nuclear double resonance ENDOR; Chlamydia trachomatis; F127Y X ray structure; Ribonucleotide reductase class I; Structure of the high valent Fe(III)Fe(IV)diiron state X

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME VARIANT; IRON; LIGAND; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADICAL REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TURNOVER TIME; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; POINT MUTATION; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34848881599     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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