The design of protein-based catalysts using semisynthetic methods

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 459-465

  Distefano, Mark D ^a   Kuang, Hao ^a   Qi, Dongfeng ^a   Aram, Mazhary ^a  

^a University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; PYRIDOXAL; PYRIDOXAMINE;

AFFINITY LABELING; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHELATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0032143901     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80123-1     Document Type: Article

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