Abstract
Multi-histidine peptide fragments of zebra-fish prion protein are effective ligands for Zn(II) ions. Moreover the formation of a dinuclear complex species with a longer peptide can suggest the existence of the cooperative effect in the metal ion binding.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cations, Divalent / metabolism
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Potentiometry
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Prions / metabolism*
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
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Tandem Repeat Sequences*
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Zebrafish / metabolism
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Zinc / metabolism*
Substances
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Cations, Divalent
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Prions
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Zinc