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Role of electrostatics and salt bridges in stabilizing the compound I radical in ascorbate peroxidase.
Biochemistry - 1 Nov 2005
Barrows Tiffany P, Poulos Thomas L
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome c (CcP) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) are heme peroxidases which have very similar active site structures yet differ substantially in the properties of compound I, the intermediate formed upon reaction with peroxides. Although both peroxidases have a tryptophan in the proximal heme pocket, Trp191 in CcP and Trp179 in APX, only Trp191 in CcP forms a stable cation radical while APX forms the more...
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