Table 1.
Examples of members of different types of copper proteins
| Examples (Source) | |
|---|---|
| Type 1 copper proteins | Amicyanin (bacteria) Azruin (bacteria) Plastocyanin (plants, algae) Pseudoazurin (bacteria) Stellacyanin (plants) Rusticyanin (bacteria) |
| Type 2 copper proteins | Galactose oxidase (fungi) Cu-Zn Superoxide dismutase (yeast, mammals) |
| Type 3 copper proteins | Hemocyanin (arthropods, mollusks) Tyrosinase (fungi, mammals) |
| Multicopper oxidases | Ceruloplasmin (mammals) Laccase (fungi, plants, insects) Ascorbate oxidase (plants) |