Mechanism of catalysis by retaining β-glycosyl hydrolases

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 645-651

  White, André ^a   Rose, David R ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030830456     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(97)80073-5     Document Type: Article

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