From: Comparative analysis of cyanobacterial superoxide dismutases to discriminate canonical forms
Characteristics | FeSOD | MnSOD |
---|---|---|
Metal specificity | Fe | Mn |
Amino acid length | 199–229 | 200–316 |
Theoretical molecular weight | 21–25 KDa | 22–34 KDa |
No. of a helix* | 13 | 14 |
No. of b strand* | 3 | 3 |
Domains | N & C terminal | N & C terminal |
Motif | DVWEHAYY | DVWEHAYY |
Active site residues* | Fig 3 | Fig 4 |
Structurally highly conserved metal specific residues | F184XXXA188Q189.......T280......F/Y303 | R184XXXG188G189.......G280......W303 |
Conserved residue with photosynthetic role | K87, K139 | None |
Transmembrane hydrophobic pocket | Absent | Present |