Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1UTE
PubMed Abstract: 
Mammalian purple acid phosphatases are highly conserved binuclear metal-containing enzymes produced by osteoclasts, the cells that resorb bone. The enzyme is a target for drug design because there is strong evidence that it is involved in bone resorption.
Related Citations: 
Crystal Structure of a Purple Acid Phosphatase Containing a Dinuclear Fe(III)- Zn(II) Active Site Strater, N., Klabunde, T., Tucker, P., Witzel, H., Krebs, B. (1995) Science 268: 1489
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia. guddat@biosci.uq.edu.au