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X-ray crystal structure analysis of plastocyanin at 2.7 Å resolution

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The three-dimensional structure of plastocyanin, a ‘blue’ or ‘Type 1’ copper-protein, has been determined at a resolution of 2.7 Å. The copper atom has a highly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. It is coordinated by a cysteine thiol group, a methionine thioether group, and two histidine imidazole groups.

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Colman, P., Freeman, H., Guss, J. et al. X-ray crystal structure analysis of plastocyanin at 2.7 Å resolution. Nature 272, 319–324 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/272319a0

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