Superoxide, O2•−, is formed in all living organisms that come in contact with air, and,
depending upon its biological context, it may act as a signaling agent, a toxic species, or a …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are chemically reactive molecules that are naturally
produced within biological systems. Research has focused extensively on revealing the …

Besides its essential role in protein synthesis, cysteine plays vital roles in redox
homeostasis, being a component of the major antioxidant glutathione (GSH) and a potent …

This review examines protein complexes in the Brookhaven Protein Databank to gain a
better understanding of the principles governing the interactions involved in protein-protein …

The field of bioinorganic chemistry is at a propitious stage of development. Ever more
complex metallobiomolecules are isolated and purified, physical methodologies and …

Protein design is a valuable tool for understanding the fundamental factors that dictate
protein structure and function. The field of protein design has seen significant progress over …

A method is presented for analytically calculating a smooth, three-dimensional contour
about a molecule. The molecular surface envelope may be drawn on either color raster …

Superoxide dismutases Page 66 SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES By IRWIN FRIDOVICH,
Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina …

1. Main Chain Hydrogen Bondin#(a) Number of hydrogen bonds (b) Saturation of hydroqen
bondinq potential (c) NH. qroups with more than one hydrogen bond (d) C~ O groups with …

The current state of knowledge on how copper metallochaperones support the maturation of
cuproproteins is reviewed. Copper is needed within mitochondria to supply the CuA and …