Methionine in Proteins: It’s Not Just for Protein Initiation Anymore
Methionine in Proteins: It’s Not Just for Protein Initiation Anymore
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New York: Springer US
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Methionine in proteins is often thought to be a generic hydrophobic residue, functionally replaceable with another hydrophobic residue such as valine or leucine. This is not the case, and the reason is that methionine contains sulfur that confers special properties on methionine. The sulfur can be oxidized, converting methionine to methionine sulfo...
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Methionine in Proteins: It’s Not Just for Protein Initiation Anymore
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6446232
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6446232
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0364-3190
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1573-6903
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10.1007/s11064-017-2460-0
