Construction of a multifunctional pneumococcal murein hydrolase by module assembly

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 601-605

  Sanz, Jesús M ^a   García, Pedro ^a   García, José L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chimeric enzymes; Domain fusions; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030049811     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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