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Copper is the metal in plastocyanin, a small electron-carrier protein of photosynthesis.
| Symbol | Cu |
|---|---|
| Atomic number | 29 |
| Standard atomic weight | 63.55 |
| Group | 11 |
| Period | 4 |
| Block | d-block |
| Category | Transition metal |
| Standard state | Solid |
| Discovered | Ancient |
Source: PubChem, Copper (periodic table data, retrieved 2026-10-19). Group and period follow the standard 18-column periodic table.
Colman and colleagues determined the X-ray crystal structure of plastocyanin at 2.7 Å resolution.
As reported in: Colman, Freeman, Guss et al. (1978). X-ray crystal structure analysis of plastocyanin at 2.7 Å resolution. Nature. doi:10.1038/272319a0
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