Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the production of deoxyribonucleotides, which are essential for DNA synthesis and repair in all organisms...
Keywords: amino acid-based radicals, catalytic mechanism, Density functional theory, high-field EPR/ENDOR, hydrogen abstraction, ribonucleotide reductase
10/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterFungi and viruses encode a variety of peptidases having a plethora of functions. Many fungal peptidases are extracellular and are likely used to degrade proteins in their environment...
Keywords: active site, catalytic mechanism, catalytic triad, G1 peptidase, hepatitis A virus 3C peptidase, scytalidoglutamic peptidase
08/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter