Structure of dihydrodipicolinate synthase of Nicotiana sylvestris reveals novel quaternary structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 608-621

  Blickling, Stefan ^a   Beisel, Hans Georg ^a   Bozic, Damir ^a,c   Knäblein, Jörg ^a   Laber, Bernd ^b   Huber, Robert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b AgrEvo Biochemie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation; Dihydrodipicolinate synthase; Feedback inhibition; Lysine biosynthesis; Nicotiana sylvestris; Quaternary structure

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DIPICOLINIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LYSINE; SYNTHETASE; TETRAMER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITOR COMPLEX; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0031566028     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1393     Document Type: Article

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