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Blue copper protein definition

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An electron transferprotein containing a type 1 copper site.Characterized by a strong absorption in the visible region, and an EPR signal with an unusually small hyperfine coupling to the copper nucleus. Both characteristics are attributed to coordination of the copper by a cysteine sulfur.


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