Analysis of essential histidine residues of maize branching enzymes by chemical modification and site-directed mutagenesis

Journal of Protein Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 579-590

  Funane, Kazumi ^a,b   Libessart, Nathalie ^a   Stewart, Douglas ^a,c   Michishita, Toru ^a,d   Preiss, Jack ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Agricultural Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branching enzyme; Chemical modification; Diethyl pyrocarbonate; Histidine residues; Site directed mutagenesis; Substrate binding

Indexed keywords

1,4 ALPHA GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYLAMINE; MALTOSE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031758305     PISSN: 02778033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02780959     Document Type: Article

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