The active site structure of tetanus neurotoxin resolved by multiple scattering analysis in X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1953-1963

  Meneghini, C ^a,c,d   Morante, S ^b,c  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACIN; HISTIDINE; METALLOPROTEIN; NEUROTOXIN; TETANUS TOXIN; THERMOLYSIN; TYROSINE; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRAYFISH; DATA ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 0031691573     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77636-2     Document Type: Article

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