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Abstract
A comparison of the binding properties of myoglobin and cytochrome c shows that the latter, in the reduced state, has an unusually large affinity for ligands, including thioethers. This explains the outstanding stability of the methionine-iron bond of ferrous cytochrome c, and results from the intrinsic ability of the cytochrome c iron to delocalize its electrons into orbitals of the sixth axial ligand.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2848510 PMCID: PMC1135229
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857