Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of human D-dopachrome tautomerase

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-108

  Sugimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Taniguchi, Masae ^a   Nakagawa, Atsushi ^a   Tanaka, Isao ^a   Suzuki, Masaki ^b   Nishihira, Jun ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031257725     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3904     Document Type: Article

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