Flavodoxin (FDX) is a bacterial protein which contains flavin mononucleotide (FMN) or flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). It participates in nitrogen metabolism and reduces N2 to NH3 while changing from its oxidized quinone state FDX-ox via semiquinone FDX-sq to its reduced hydroquinone state FDX-red[1]. NrdI is a FDX which is involved in ribonucleotide reduction. WrbA (Tryptophan Repressor-Binding Protein) is also FDX. In E. coli there are 2 distinct flavodoxins: FDX I and II.

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3D Structures of Flavodoxin3D Structures of Flavodoxin

Updated on 22-January-2016

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  1. Athappilly FK, Hendrickson WA. Structure of the biotinyl domain of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase determined by MAD phasing. Structure. 1995 Dec 15;3(12):1407-19. PMID:8747466

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