The crystal structure of rhamnogalacturonase a from Aspergillus aculeatus: A right-handed parallel β helix

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-544

  Petersen, Thomas N ^a   Kauppinen, Sakari ^b   Larsen, Sine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

glycosylation; hydrophobic cavity; rhamnogalacturonase A; right handed parallel helix

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 0031569829     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00209-8     Document Type: Article

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