THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF HUMAN MYOGLOBIN IS ENHANCED BY A SINGLE ACTIVE-SITE MUTATION - F43Y

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LEVINGER, DC [1 ]
STEVENSON, JA [1 ]
WONG, LL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD, INORGAN CHEM LAB, OXFORD OX1 3QR, ENGLAND
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10.1039/c39950002305
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O6 [化学];
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Phenylalanine-43 in the haem pocket of human myoglobin has been replaced by tyrosine using site-directed mutagenesis: the tyrosine-43 mutant is approximately 25 times more active than the wild-type protein in mediating the oxidation of styrene by hydrogen peroxide, and gives a 96:4 ratio of R/S styrene oxide (60% of products) in contrast to the racemate (46% of products) produced by the wild-type.
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