Crystallographic and fluorescence studies of ligand binding to N-carbamoylsarcosine amidohydrolase from Arthrobacter sp.

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-283

  Zajc, Alois ^a   Romão, Maria João ^a,b,c   Turk, Boris ^a,d   Huber, Robert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Amidohydrolase; Crystal structure; Inhibitor; Ligand binding; Tryptophan fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMIDASE; CYSTEINE; SARCOSINE; THREONINE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.;

EID: 0030601891     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0574     Document Type: Article

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