Structure and reaction mechanism of L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 378, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 193-197

  Humm, Andreas ^a   Pritsche, Erich ^a   Steinbacher, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalytic triad; Creatine; Gyrate atrophy; Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A; Pseudosymmetry; Reaction mechanism; Wilms tumor

Indexed keywords

AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CREATINE; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; HISTIDINE;

AMIDATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMIDINOTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0030989923     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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