Crystallization of 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase from Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and preliminary X-ray characterization of the crystals

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1774-1776

  Erskine, P T ^a   Senior, N ^b   Maignan, S ^a,e   Cooper, J ^a   Lambert, R ^a   Lewis, G ^a   Spencer, P ^a,f   Awan, S ^b   Warren, M ^b   Tickle, I J ^c   Thomas, P ^d   Wood, S P ^a   Shoolingin Jordan, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase; Cryocooling; Crystallization; Porphobilinogen synthase

Indexed keywords

PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNCHROTRON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030824850     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060820     Document Type: Article

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