New spectroscopic and electrochemical insights on a class I superoxide reductase: Evidence for an intramolecular electron-transfer pathway

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 438, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-494

  Folgosa, Filipe ^a   Cordas, Cristina M ^a   Santos, Joana A ^a,b   Pereira, Alice S ^a   Moura, José J G ^a   Tavares, Pedro ^a   Moura, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Non mediated electrochemistry; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Superoxide reductase

Indexed keywords

IRON; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RUBREDOXIN; SUPEROXIDE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRON; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RUBREDOXINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052149081     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20110836     Document Type: Article

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