Issue 11, 2002
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Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions

Specific binding of Cu2+ ions by a pentapeptide fragment present in the cysteine-rich region of amyloid precursor protein

Marek Łuczkowski,a   Kornelia Wiśniewska,b   Leszek Łankiewiczb  and  Henryk Kozlowski*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland

b Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
E-mail: henrykoz@wchuwr.chem.uni.wroc.pl

Abstract

The βA4 amyloid precursor protein fragment situated in the cysteine-rich region is a very effective binding site for Cu2+ ions due to the presence of three His residues in the His–Xaa–His–Yaa–His sequence.

Graphical abstract: Specific binding of Cu2+ ions by a pentapeptide fragment present in the cysteine-rich region of amyloid precursor protein

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B203284H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Apr 2002
Accepted
25 Apr 2002
First published
07 May 2002

J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 2266-2268

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Specific binding of Cu2+ ions by a pentapeptide fragment present in the cysteine-rich region of amyloid precursor protein

M. Łuczkowski, K. Wiśniewska, L. Łankiewicz and H. Kozlowski, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 2266 DOI: 10.1039/B203284H

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