Ribonucleotide reductases: radical enzymes with suicidal tendencies

Jo Anne Stubbe, Wilfred A. van der Donk

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Abstract

Ribonucletide reductases catalyze a key step in DNA biosynthesis, using a diverse array of unprecedented metallo-cofactors to generate a transient protein radical that initiates nucleotide reduction. The new understanding of the chemistry and biochemistry of the system has allowed rational design of inhibitors of this process, which function as antitumor and antiviral agents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)793-801
Number of pages9
JournalChemistry and Biology
Volume2
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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