Zinc biochemistry: From a single zinc enzyme to a key element of life

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-91

  Maret, Wolfgang ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; PROTEIN; ZINC; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BINDING SITE; BLOOD; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KINETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BINDING SITES; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CATALYSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; KINETICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZINC; ZINC FINGERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879446511     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.003038     Document Type: Review

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