title: Advances in the understanding of the structure-function relationship in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase.
abstract: The structure-function relationship in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase has been partially elucidated by the combined use of many spectroscopic techniques (electronic spectroscopy, circular dichroism, EPR and NMR) and site-directed mutagenesis techniques. The comparison of the spectroscopic and catalytic properties of various mutants, in which some active site residues have been substituted through site-directed mutagenesis, allowed us to establish that the activity is in general more sensitive to electrostatic effects rather than to steric effects or changes in the copper hydration or coordination geometry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Banci
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertini
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cabelli
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hallewell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luchinat
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Viezzoli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003300:Copper; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D015032:Zinc