Crystal structure of carboxypeptidase G2, a bacterial enzyme with applications in cancer therapy

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-347

  Rowsell, Siân ^a,d   Pauptit, Richard A ^b   Tucker, Alec D ^b,e   Melton, Roger G ^c   Blow, David M ^a   Brick, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anticancer prodrug therapy; carboxypeptidase G2; metallopeptidase; X ray crystallography; zinc enzyme

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031569353     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00191-3     Document Type: Article

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