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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253900603321

Autore

Salgueiro Carlos A

Titolo

Multiheme Cytochromes / / by Carlos A. Salgueiro, Joana M. Dantas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 39 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Collana

Protein Folding and Structure, , 2199-3157

Disciplina

572.6

Soggetti

Proteins

Bioorganic chemistry

Protein Science

Bioorganic Chemistry

Protein Structure

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cytochromes c -- Multiheme Cytochromes -- Natural Sources of Multiheme Cytochromes: Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacteria -- Recombinant Production of Multiheme Cytochromes -- Extracellular Electron Transfer Pathways Involving Multiheme Cytochromes -- Characterization of Multiheme Cytochromes -- Current Challenges and Perspectives -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This brief introduces the structural and functional characterization of this important group of proteins. The content of each chapter is aimed at the non-specialist so that key concepts, methodologies and applications can be presented in a "snapshot" style volume. Multiheme cytochromes are ever more important now that it is possible to obtain genome sequences of microorganisms which have major biotechnological and environmental implications. There is a tremendous profusion of multiheme cytochromes which have great potential as targets for bioremediation and bioenergy applications. This brief gives a glimpse of an intriguing and fast-moving field. .