Structure and function in a nickel metallochaperone, HypA and nickel dependent superoxide dismutase

Nickel enzymes are critical for the survival of many different organisms; Urease and NiFe-hydrogenase are essential to acid viability in Helicobacter pylori, and Nickel dependent superoxide dismutases (NiSOD) provide defense against oxidative damage in Streptomyces species. The work herein focuses o...

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Main Author: Herbst, Robert Walter
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3397706