Asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase from Thermus thermophilus HB8 - Sequence of the gene and crystallization of the enzyme expressed in Escherichia coli

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 501-508

  Seignovert, Laurence ^a   Härtlein, Michael ^a   Leberman, Reuben ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (France)

Author keywords

Asparagine; Crystallization; Overexpression; Thermophile; tRNA synthetase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030038728     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0501u.x     Document Type: Article

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