The active site structure and catalytic mechanism of arsenite oxidase

Abstract Arsenite oxidase is thought to be an ancient enzyme, originating before the divergence of the Archaea and the Bacteria. We have investigated the nature of the molybdenum active site of the arsenite oxidase from the Alphaproteobacterium Rhizobium sp. str. NT-26 using a combination of X-ray a...

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Main Authors: Thomas P. Warelow, M. Jake Pushie, Julien J. H. Cotelesage, Joanne M. Santini, Graham N. George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01840-y