Pseudoazurin

spinqualitylabelsall models Structure of pseudoazurin complex with Cu+2 ion (orange) (PDB code 1pza). Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Function Pseudoazurin (PAZ) transfers electrons to and from nitrite reductase. PAZ is found in denitrifying bacteria. PAZ contains a single copper atom. Structural highlights The PAZ copper is bound in a approximately tetrahedral geometry..

3D structures of pseudoazurin

Updated on 19-August-2026

1pzc – AfPAZ – Alcaligenes faecalis
1paz, 1pza, 1pzb, 3paz, 5x31, 8k9n, 8k9p – AfPAZ + Cu+2
3nyk – AfPAZ + Co+2
4paz, 5paz, 6paz, 7paz, 8paz – AfPAZ (mutant) + Cu+2
4rh4 - AfPAZ + Zn+2
4rh4 – AfPAZ (mutant) + Zn+2
1py0 – AfPAZ (mutant) + Zn+2 + Y+2
2p80 – AfPAZ + Cu+2 + Cu-containing nitrite reductase - NMR
1bqk, 1bqr, 1zia, 1zib, 2ux6, 2ux7, 2uxf, 2uxg – AcPAZ + Cu+2 – Achromobacter cycloclastes
2jkw, 8wqz, 5xmo, 5y23, 5ysg, 5yw3, 5z0x, 5ztd, 6akn, 6ifp, 8hm9, 8wqz, 9m62, 9w3y – AcPAZ (mutant) + Cu+2
3ef4 – PAZ + Cu+2 – Hyphomicrobium denitrificans
1adw, 3erx, 4bwt – PpPAZ + Cu+2 – Paracoccus pantotrophus
4bwu, 4bxv – PpPAZ (mutant) + Cu+2
1pmy – PAZ + Cu+2 – Methylobacterium extorquens
3tu6 – PAZ + Cu+2 – Sinorhizobium meliloti
5b1j - PAZ + copper-containing nitrite reductase + Cu+2 - Hyphomicrobium denitrificans

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