The solution structure of serine protease PB92 from Bacillus alcalophilus presents a rigid fold with a flexible substrate-binding site

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 521-532

  Martin, John R ^a   Mulder, Frans A A ^a   Karimi Nejad, Yasmin ^a   Van Der Zwan, Johan ^a   Mariani, Matteo ^a,b   Schipper, Dick ^c   Boelens, Rolf ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Gist Brocades NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ALCALOPHILUS;

EID: 0031569799     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00208-6     Document Type: Article

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