Characterization of the blue copper site in oxidized azurin by extended x-ray absorption fine structure: Determination of a short Cu—S distance
- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 75 (9), 4069-4073
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.75.9.4069
Abstract
The primary coordination environment of the blue Cu ion in oxidized azurin [from Pseudomonas aeruginosa] was elucidated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The most striking feature is the unambiguous presence of a very short Cu-S distance at 2.10 .+-. 0.02. N ligands, presumed to be from imidazoles, are found at 1.97 .ANG.. There is some evidence that the Cu coordination sphere may be completed by a 2nd S, the distance of which is determined with much less certainty.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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