Alpha-lactalbumin possesses a distinct zinc binding site.
It has been proposed that the binding of Zn2+ to alpha-lactalbumin switches the conformation to one akin to a state intermediate in the folding of the protein. However, the high resolution x-ray crystal structure of human alpha-lactalbumin-Zn2+ complex at 1.7-A resolution (pH 7.6) does not reveal an...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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