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Published on: December 30, 2016
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the di-haem cytochrome c peroxidase from Pseudomonas
Cecília Bonifácio1, Carlos A Cunha, Axel Müller
1REQUIMTE, Centro de Química Fina e Biotecnologia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal.
Abstract:
Crystals of cytochrome c peroxidase from Pseudomonas stutzeri were obtained using sodium citrate and PEG 8000 as precipitants. A complete data set was collected to a resolution of 1.6 A under cryogenic conditions using synchrotron radiation at the ESRF. The crystals belong to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 69.29, b = 143.31, c = 76.83 A, beta = 100.78 degrees. Four CCP molecules were found in the asymmetric unit, corresponding to a pair of dimers related by local dyads. The crystal packing in the structure shows that the functional dimers can dimerize, as suggested by previous biochemical studies.

