Circular permutations of natural protein sequences: Structural evidence

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 422-427

  Lindqvist, Ylva ^a   Schneider, Gunter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LECTIN; PROTEIN; TRANSALDOLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030979555     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(97)80061-9     Document Type: Article

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