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Identity of the metal ligands in the manganese‐ and iron‐containing superoxide dismutases
Author(s) -
Barra D.,
Schinina M.E.,
Bossa F.,
Bannister J.V.
Publication year - 1985
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(85)80545-7
Subject(s) - manganese , chemistry , superoxide dismutase , identity (music) , metal , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry , art , aesthetics
Alignment of the amino acid sequence of peptides obtained following digestion of Photobacterium leiognathi iron Superoxide dismutase with the known sequence of Bacillus stearothermophilus manganese superoxide dismutase shows that the residues found to form ligands to the manganese are conserved in the iron enzyme. This indicates that the metal ligands in both proteins are identical.