Crystal structure of concanavalin B at 1.65 Å resolution. An ‘inactivated’ chitinase from seeds of Canavalia ensiformis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 237-246

  Hennig, Michael ^a   Jansonius, Johan N ^a   Van Scheltinga, Anke C Terwisscha ^b   Dijkstra, Bauke W ^b   Schlesier, Bernhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

( )8 barrel structure; Chitinase; Cis peptide bonds; Seed protein; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0028845991     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0614     Document Type: Article

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