Crystal structure of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate dependent cystathionine β-lyase from Escherichia coli at 1.83 Å

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 202-224

  Clausen, Tim ^a   Huber, Robert ^a   Laber, Bernd ^b   Pohlenz, Hans Dieter ^b   Messerschmidt, Albrecht ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Cystathionine lyase; Enzyme catalysis; Protein structure; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate; Suicide inactivation; Transsulfuration; Trifluoroalanine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE; LYASE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; R FACTOR; SYNCHROTRON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030595364     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0508     Document Type: Article

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