Communication
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 2266 - 2268, DOI: 10.1039/b203284h
Specific binding of Cu2+ ions by a pentapeptide fragment present in the cysteine-rich region of amyloid precursor protein
Marek
uczkowski, Kornelia Wi
niewska, Leszek
ankiewicz and Henryk Kozlowski
The
A4 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.
