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Amino acid sequence of a ferredoxin from thermoacidophilic archaebacteria, Thermoplasma acidophilum
Author(s) -
Wakabayashi S.,
Fujimoto N.,
Wada K.,
Matsubara H.,
Kerscher L.,
Oesterhelt D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(83)81041-2
Subject(s) - thermoplasma acidophilum , ferredoxin , cysteine , amino acid , biochemistry , biology , peptide sequence , sequence (biology) , amino acid residue , enzyme , gene
The amino acid sequence of Thermoplasma acidophilum was determined by various conventional techniques. It is composed of 142 amino acid residues including 9 cysteines. One of the two cysteine clusters shows exactly the same cysteine distribution as clostridial ferredoxins, but the other shows a unique distribution. Comparison of various archaebacterial ferredoxins suggests multiple origins.