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Manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (1vew, 1d5n) from Escherichia coli

• What structural elements are present in each molecule?
• What is the subunit composition?
• What is the distance between metal centers?
• What is the coordination geometry about each metal ion?

Edwards, R. A., H. M. Baker, M. M. Whittaker, J. W. Whittaker, G. B. Jameson, and E. N. Baker. 1998. Crystal structure of Escherichia coli manganese superoxide dismutase at 2.1 Å resolution. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3:161-171.

Borgstahl, G. E. O., M. Pokross, R. Chehab, A. Sekher, and E. H. Snell. 2000. Cryotrapping the six-coordinate, distorted-octahedral active site of manganese superoxide dismutase. J. Mol. Biol. 296:951-959.

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