Understanding the influence of the protein environment on the Mn(II) centers in Superoxide Dismutases using High-Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1804, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 308-317

  Tabares, Leandro C ^a   Gätjens, Jessica ^b   Un, Sun ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SERVICE DE CHIMIE BIOORGANIQUE ET DE MARQUAGE   (France)

Author keywords

High Field EPR; Manganese; Oxidative stress; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

IRON; MANGANESE; PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; IRON; MANGANESE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 74449087850     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.09.027     Document Type: Review

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