Structure-based identification of a ricin inhibitor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1043-1049

  Yan, Xinjian ^a   Hollis, Thomas ^a   Svinth, Maria ^a   Day, Philip ^a   Monzingo, Arthur F ^a   Milne, George W A ^b   Robertus, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibitor; Neopterin; Pteroic acid; Ricin; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; PLANT TOXIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RICIN; RICIN ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0031567126     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0865     Document Type: Article

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