Electron transfer in peptides and proteins

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 755-759

  Giese, Bernd ^a   Graber, Michael ^a   Cordes, Meike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOCHROME; HISTIDINE; PEPTIDE; PHENOL; PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; RUTHENIUM; TYROSINE;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METAL BINDING; OXIDATION; POTENTIOMETRY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES;

EID: 57549111042     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.08.026     Document Type: Review

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