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. 1970 Apr;65(4):797–804. doi: 10.1073/pnas.65.4.797

Proton Magnetic Resonance Study of Ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum*

M Poe 1,2, W D Phillips 1,2, C C McDonald 1,2, W Lovenberg 1,2
PMCID: PMC282985  PMID: 5266908

Abstract

Magnetic susceptibilities of both reduced and oxidized ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum were obtained in solution. Whereas the reduced form exhibits a Curie law behavior, the magnetic susceptibility of oxidized ferredoxin in fact increases with temperature and suggests extensive antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between the component iron atoms. Contact-shifted resonances are observed for both forms of ferredoxin that are attributed to the β-CH2 protons of the eight cysteine residues. A model based on these results is presented.

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