Lethal factor active-site mutations affect catalytic activity in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2374-2378

  Hammond, S E ^a   Hanna, P C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BESTATIN; HYDROXAMIC ACID; LETHAL FACTOR PROTEIN; LYSINE; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROLINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; THERMOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; INFLAMMATION; LETHAL GENE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 0031946979     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2374-2378.1998     Document Type: Article

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