Geometric preferences in iron(II) and zinc(II) model complexes of peptide deformylase.
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SUBMITTER: Karambelkar VV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2760226 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb
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Geometric preferences in iron(II) and zinc(II) model complexes of peptide deformylase.
Karambelkar Vivek V VV Xiao Chuanyun C Zhang Yingkai Y Sarjeant Amy A Narducci AA Goldberg David P DP
Inorganic chemistry 20060201 4
A combination of experimental and theoretical studies on (N,S(thiolate))M(II)-formate complexes (M = Fe, Zn) suggests a rationale for the metal ion dependence of peptide deformylase. ...[more]
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