Biochemical and structural properties of a thermostable mercuric ion reductase from Metallosphaera sedula

Biochemical and structural properties of a thermostable mercuric ion reductase from Metallosphaera sedula

Mercuric ion reductase (MerA), a mercury detoxification enzyme, has been tuned by evolution to have high specificity for mercuric ions (Hg2+) and to catalyze their reduction to a more volatile, less toxic elemental form. Here, we present a biochemical and structural characterization of MerA from th...

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Main Authors: Jacob Hansen Artz, Spencer Nathaniel White, Oleg eZadvornyy, Corey James Fugate, Danny eHicks, George eGauss, Matthew ePosewitz, Eric eBoyd, John W. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Structure
biosensor
thermophile
merA
mercuric reductase
thermostability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2015.00097/full

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