Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction of chlorite dismutase from Dechloromonas aromatica RCB.
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SUBMITTER: Goblirsch BR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2720342 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
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Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction of chlorite dismutase from Dechloromonas aromatica RCB.
Goblirsch Brandon R BR Streit Bennett R BR DuBois Jennifer L JL Wilmot Carrie M CM
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20090730 Pt 8
Chlorite dismutase from Dechloromonas aromatica RCB, a novel b-type hemoprotein that catalyzes O-O bond formation, has been crystallized. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction data have been collected to 3.0 A resolution. The crystals belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 122.7, b = 202.9, c = 247.1 A. ...[more]
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