Mode of action of cystathionine β-lyase

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 378, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 321-326

  Clausen, Tim ^a   Laber, Bernd ^b   Messerschmidt, Albrecht ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Cystathionine lyase; Enzymatic reaction mechanism; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate; Transsulfuration

Indexed keywords

LYASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CYSTATHIONINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LYASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STEREOISOMERISM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030957220     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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