Arsenate reductase

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Function

Arsenate reductase (AsR) catalyzes the conversion of arsenate (As V) and glutaredoxin to arsenite (As III) and glutaredoxin disulfide.

Relevance

AsR is part of the arsenic detoxification pathway.

Structural highlights

The AsR active site contains a . .

Structure of arsenate reductase complex with arsenate, thiarsahydroxy-cysteine, sulfate and Cs+ ion (dark purple) (PDB entry 1j9b)

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Updated on 03-December-2015

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