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. 2012 Mar 19;109(14):5305-5310. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1119806109

Table 1.

Nomenclatures of the proximal cluster

Generic designation PC3 PC2 PC1
Core oxidation level [4Fe-3S]5+ [4Fe-3S]4+ [4Fe-3S]3+
Equivalent oxidation level in conventional [4Fe-4S] core [4Fe-4S]3+ [4Fe-4S]2+ [4Fe-4S]+
Cluster charge with all S-bonds [4Fe-3S-6SCys]- [4Fe-3S-6SCys]2- [4Fe-3S-6SCys]3-
Calculated models in this study Inline graphic PC2- N/A
Glu76 charge 0 −1* −1 −1* N/A
Cys20 N charge −1 −1 −1 0 N/A
Overall PC charge −2 −2 −3 −2 N/A

*Distal Glu76 is not included in the overall PC charge count.