1st Edition

Metal Ions in Biological Systems Volume 30: Metalloenzymes Involving Amino Acid-residue and Related Radicals

Edited By Helmut Sigel, Astrid Sigel Copyright 1994
    532 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This volume is devoted solely to the research area of metalloenzymes involving amino acid-residue and related radicals. Topics covered include: general considerations; structure, function and engineering of peroxidases; and ribonucleotide reductase in mammalian systems.

    Free Radicals and Metalloenzymes. General Considerations * Peroxidases: Structure, Function, and Engineering * Photosystem II * Ribonucleotide Reductase in Mammalian Systems * Manganese-Dependent Ribonucleotide Reduction and Overproduction of Nucleotides in Coryneform Bacteria * Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthases * Diol Dehydrase from Clostridium Glycolicum: The Non-B12-Dependent Enzyme * Diol Dehydrase and Glycerol Dehydrase, Coenzyme B12-Dependent Isozymes * Adenosyl (Cobalamin) Vitamin B12 Coenzyme)-Dependent Enzymes * S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Radical Formation in Anaerobic Systems * The Free Radical Coupled Copper Active Site of Galactose Oxidase * Amine Oxidases * Bacterial Transport of and Resistance to Copper.

    Biography

    Helmut Sigel

    ". . .an excellent review of the current understanding of metalloproteins and free radicals in biological systems. . .well written. . .This book should be on the shelf of those interested in metalloproteins. "
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