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X-ray structure of the Desulfovibrio desulfuricans bacterioferritin: the diiron site in different catalytic states ("cycled" structure: reduced in solution and allowed to reoxidise before crystallisation)X-ray structure of the Desulfovibrio desulfuricans bacterioferritin: the diiron site in different catalytic states ("cycled" structure: reduced in solution and allowed to reoxidise before crystallisation)
Structural highlights
FunctionBFR_DESDA Iron-storage protein, whose ferroxidase center binds Fe(2+) ions, oxidizes them by dioxygen to Fe(3+), and participates in the subsequent Fe(3+) oxide mineral core formation within the central cavity of the protein complex. Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. See Also |
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