Chemistry Letters · 1997 · 19 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryPlant SciencesEnzymologyPlant BiochemistryProtein BiochemistryBioelectrochemical SystemsCatalytic Residue FunctionEnzyme EvolutionPlant EnzymesRedox EnzymesRedox ProcessesElectrochemical AssaysElectrochemical Enzyme AssaysElectrochemical OxidationFerredoxin-mediated Electron TransferMacromolecular Complex FormationRedox PotentialRedox Potential Changes
Abstract Electrochemical study of mutated maize ferredoxin molecules clearly demonstrated, for the first time, that particular evolutionary conserved amino acid residues have distinguished roles in biological functions such as controlling the redox potential and the complex formation with an enzyme.
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