Specific interaction of the Streptomyces chitin-binding protein CHB1 with α-chitin The role of individual tryptophan residues

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 557-564

  Zeltins, Andris ^a   Schrempf, Hildgund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chitin binding; Lectin like protein; Streptomycetes; chitin

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITOSAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0030958337     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00557.x     Document Type: Article

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