Superoxide reductase from the syphilis spirochete Treponema pallidum

Superoxide reductase is a 14 kDa metalloprotein containing a catalytic nonhaem iron centre [Fe(His)4Cys]. It is involved in defence mechanisms against oxygen toxicity, scavenging superoxide radicals from the cell. The oxidized form of Treponema pallidum superoxide reductase was crystallized in the p...

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Main Author: Moura, Isabel (author)
Other Authors: Santos-Silva, Teresa (author), Trincão, José (author), Carvalho, Ana L. (author), Auchère, Françoise (author), Moura, José J. G. (author), Romão, Maria J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/1651
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/1651