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<ref name="kumar">Kumar, S. V., Ravunny, R. K., Chakraborty, C. (2011), Conserved Domains, Conserved Residues, and Surface Cavities of C-reactive Protein (CRP), Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 165:497–505</ref>
<ref name="kumar">Kumar, S. V., Ravunny, R. K., Chakraborty, C. (2011), Conserved Domains, Conserved Residues, and Surface Cavities of C-reactive Protein (CRP), Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 165:497–505</ref>
=== PC binding site ===
=== PC binding site ===
PC stands for phosphocoline. It is a phospholipid in cell membranes and a plasma lipoproteins.<ref name="thompson">Thompson, D., Pepys, M. B., Wood, S. P. (1999), The physiological structure of human C-reactive protein and its complex with phosphocholine, Structure February 1999, 7:169–177.</ref>
PC stands for phosphocoline. It is a phospholipid in cell membranes and a plasma lipoproteins.<ref name="thompson">Thompson, D., Pepys, M. B., Wood, S. P. (1999), The physiological structure of human C-reactive protein and its complex with phosphocholine, Structure February 1999, 7:169–177.</ref> Phe-66 and Glu-81 are the two key residues that enable the binding of PC. <ref name="kumar"/>


== Function ==
== Function ==