Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae hyaluronate lyase

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-75

  Jedrzejas, Mark J ^a   Chantalat, Laurent ^a   Mewbourne, R Brandon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Hyaluronate lyase; S. Pneumoniae; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

LYASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME CONFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031879935     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.3963     Document Type: Article

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