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A combination of X-ray data at 3 Å resolution and sequence results has yielded the atomic structure of adenyl kinase, a ubiquitous enzyme which catalyses the phosphorylation of AMP by ATP. The abundant secondary structures of the protein and the probable binding sites for ATP and AMP are described.
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Schulz, G., Elzinga, M., Marx, F. et al. Three-dimensional structure of adenyl kinase. Nature 250, 120–123 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250120a0
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