Crystal and Molecular Structure of Ferrichrome A
- 9 October 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 146 (3641) , 261-263
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.146.3641.261
Abstract
The crystal structure of ferrichrome A (C 41 H 58 N 9 O 20 Fe⋅4H 2 O) has been determined by x-ray diffraction. The amino acid sequence in the hexapeptide ring is confirmed to be -Orn-Orn-Orn-Ser-Ser-Gly-, and the conformation of this ring is trans at each peptide linkage. The absolute configuration of the three hydroxamate rings at the iron atom is that of a left-handed propeller. Disorder is found concerning the positions of some of the side chains and one of the four water molecules.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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