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Site-directed mutagenesis of cytochrome c shows that an invariant Phe is not essential for function.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Pielak G J, Mauk A G, Smith M
Abstract excerpt
Phenylalanine 87 of yeast iso-1-cytochrome c (Phe 82 in horse heart and bonito) is phylogenetically conserved and occurs near the surface of the protein. It has been suggested that this residue is directly involved in electron transfer between cytochrome c and cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) and may also control the polarity of the haem environment. Because Phe residues are not susceptible to chemical modification,...
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