Active site properties of monomeric triosephosphate isomerase (monoTIM) as deduced from mutational and structural studies

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-239

  Schliebs, Wolfgang ^a   Thanki, Narmada ^a   Eritja, Ramon ^a   Wierenga, Rik ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

active site; crystal structures; dimer interface; monoTIM; mutagenesis; TIM

Indexed keywords

TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030055827     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050206     Document Type: Article

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