The specificity of carboxypeptidase Y may be altered by changing the hydrophobicity of the S1' binding pocket

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2227-2232

  Sørensen, Steen Bech ^a   Breddam, Klaus ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Binding site; Carboxypeptidase Y; Enzyme kinetics

Indexed keywords

SERINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030801865     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061017     Document Type: Article

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