A synthetic peptide ligase

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6652, 1997, Pages 706-709

  Severin, Kay ^a   Lee, David H ^a   Kennan, Alan J ^a   Ghadiri, M Reza ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; LIGASE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIGASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0030700484     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/39556     Document Type: Article

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