Kinetic and crystallographic studies of Escherichia coli UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2566-2574

  Emanuele Jr , John J ^a   Jin, Haiyong ^a   Jacobson, Bruce L ^a   Chang, Chiehying Y ^a   Einspahr, Howard M ^a   Villafranca, Joseph J ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate substrate; ATPase; Bacterial cell wall biosynthesis; Crystallization; Endpoint assay; MurC; pH profiles

Indexed keywords

LIGASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030474933     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051219     Document Type: Article

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