Biosynthetic incorporation of tryptophan analogues into staphylococcal nuclease: Effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan and 7-azatryptophan on structure and stability

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 689-697

  Wong, Cing Yuen ^a   Eftink, Maurice R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptophan; 7 azatryptophan; CD studies of staphylococcal nuclease A; nuclease A (staphylococcal); thermodynamics of unfolding; time resolved fluorescence studies of staphylococcal nuclease A; tryptophan analogues

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; NUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030896834     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060318     Document Type: Article

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