Encyclopedia of Metalloproteins

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kretsinger, Robert H. (Editor), Uversky, Vladimir N. (Editor), Permyakov, Eugene A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Proteomics.; Cell biology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.

In biochemistry, a metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal cofactor. The metal may be an isolated ion or may be coordinated with a nonprotein organic compound, such as the porphyrin found in hemoproteins. In some cases, the metal is co-coordinated with a side chain of th...