Crystallization and preliminary x-ray structure analysis of a hyperthermostable thioltransferase from the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Ren, Bin ^a   Tibbelin, Gudrun ^a   De Pascale, Donatella ^b   Rossi, Mosè ^b   Bartolucci, Simonetta ^b   Ladenstein, Rudolf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIOLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0031170782     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3870     Document Type: Article

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