Comparison of the Kinetics and Spectral Properties of AuCl4- Binding by Methanobactins from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b and Methylocystis Strain SB2: Evidence of Exciton Disruption between Intramolecular Chromophores
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...... ......................................................................................................... 13 Introduction................................................................................ 14 Materials and Methods................................................................... 16 Results...................................................................................... 22 Discussion.................................................................................. 30 Conclusions................................................................................ 33 Acknowledgements....................................................................... 34
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A comparison of methanobactins from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b and Methylocystis strain Sb2 predicts methanobactins are synthesized from diverse peptide precursors modified to create a common core for binding and reducing copper ions.
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