Stability of the heme environment of the nitric oxide synthase from Staphylococcus aureus in the absence of pterin cofactor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1939-1950

  Chartier, François J M ^a   Couture, Manon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HEME DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PTERIN DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4444342093     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042119     Document Type: Article

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