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Identification and characterization of a second superoxide dismutase gene (sodM) from Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2001
Valderas M W, Hart M E
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A gene encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD), sodM, from S. aureus was cloned and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence specifies a 187-amino-acid protein with 75% identity to the S. aureus SodA protein. Amino acid sequence comparisons with known SODs and relative insensitivity to hydrogen peroxide and potassium cyanide indicate that SodM most likely uses manganese (Mn) as a cofactor. The sodM gene...
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