In vitro mutagenesis of human dihydropteridine reductase at the active site and at altered sites found in the reductases of deficient children

Pteridines

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 123-136

  Zhang, Hong Ping ^a   Yang, Nan ^a   Armarego, Wilfred L F ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0030480110     PISSN: 09334807     EISSN: 21954720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/pteridines.1996.7.4.123     Document Type: Article

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