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SUBMITTER: Wennman A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976078 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications 20140325 Pt 4
Lipoxygenases constitute a family of nonhaem metal enzymes with catalytic iron or, occasionally, catalytic manganese. Lipoxygenases oxidize polyunsaturated fatty acids with position specificity and stereospecificity to hydroperoxides, which contribute to inflammation and the development of cancer. Little is known about the structural differences between lipoxygenases with Fe or Mn and the metal-selection mechanism. A Pichia pastoris expression system was used for the production of the manganese ...[more]