The structure of serine hydroxymethyltransferase as modeled by homology and validated by site-directed mutagenesis

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1976-1982

  Pascarella, Stefano ^a   Angelaccio, Sebastiana ^a   Contestabile, Roberto ^a   Delle Fratte, Sonia ^a   Di Salvo, Martino ^a   Bossa, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspartate aminotransferase; Catalysis; Evolution; Homology modeling; Profile analysis; Pyridoxal phosphate; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOXYLYASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERINE HYDROMETHYLTRANSFERASE; TYROSINE PHENOL LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031709347     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070913     Document Type: Article

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