Three-dimensional structure of endo-1,C4-β-xylanase I from Aspergillus niger: Molecular basis for its low pH optimum

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-78

  Krengel, Ute ^a   Dijkstra, Bauke W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Crystal structure; Family G xylanase; Glycanase; pH optimum

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R FACTOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HYPOCREA JECORINA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0030592470     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0556     Document Type: Article

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