The molecular determinants of the increased reduction potential of the rubredoxin domain of rubrerythrin relative to rubredoxin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 560-568

  Luo, Yan ^a   Ergenekan, Can E ^b,c   Fischer, Justin T ^b   Tan, Ming Liang ^a   Ichiye, Toshiko ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 77249101553     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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