Characterization and crystallization of human uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1343-1346

  Phillips, John D ^a   Whitby, Frank G ^a   Kushner, James P ^a   Hill, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Monomer dimer equilibrium; Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEDIMENTATION RATE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031008511     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060624     Document Type: Article

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