Crystal structure of mammalian purple acid phosphatase.
Guddat, L.W., McAlpine, A.S., Hume, D., Hamilton, S., de Jersey, J., Martin, J.L.(1999) Structure 7: 757-767
- PubMed: 10425678 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80100-2
- 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.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia. guddat@biosci.uq.edu.au