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The crystal structure of native pseudoazurin (HdPAz) from the methylotrophic denitrifying bacterium Hyphomicrobium denitrificans has been determined at a resolution of 1.18 Å. After refinement with SHELX employing anisotropic dis­placement parameters and riding H atoms, Rwork and Rfree were 0.135 and 0.169, respectively. Visualization of the anisotropic displacement parameters as thermal ellipsoids provided insight into the atomic motion within the perturbed type 1 Cu site. The asymmetric unit includes three HdPAz molecules which are tightly packed by head-to-head cupredoxin dimer formation. The shape of the Cu-atom ellipsoid implies significant vibrational motion diagonal to the equatorial xy plane defined by the three ligands (two His and one Cys). The geometric parameters of the type 1 Cu site in the HdPAz structure differ unambiguously from those of other pseudo­azurins. It is demonstrated that their structural aspects are consistent with the unique visible absorption spectrum.

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PDB reference: pseudo­azurin, 3ef4, r3ef4sf


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