Protein engineering studies of dichloromethane dehalogenase/glutathione S-transferase from methylophilus sp. Strain DM11 - Ser12 but not Tyr6 is required for enzyme activity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 410-417

  Vuilleumier, Stéphane ^a   Leisinger, Thomas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dibromomethane; Dichloromethane; Dichloromethane dehalogenase; Glutathione S transferase; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DEHALOGENATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METHYLOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOPHILUS SP.;

EID: 0030037613     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0410u.x     Document Type: Article

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