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1: J Biol Inorg Chem. 2000 Feb;5(1):2-15.Click here to read Links
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J Biol Inorg Chem 2000 Jun;5(3):following 408.

Iron-sulfur proteins: ancient structures, still full of surprises.

Beinert H.

Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53705-4098, USA. hbeinert@facstaff.wisc.edu

This article is a survey of the properties and functions of Fe-S proteins under the following headings: sulfur and iron; iron-sulfur clusters; evolution of cofactor use; early observations; complex and extended clusters; sulfur exchange and core interconversions; synthesis and biosynthesis of Fe-S clusters; functions of Fe-S clusters: electron transfer, electron delocalization, spin states and magnetism, covalency of sulfur bonds; non-electron transfer functions of Fe-S clusters: substrate binding and catalysis, regulatory and sensing functions.

PMID: 10766431 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]