The laminarinase from thermophilic eubacterium Rhodothermus marinus conformation, stability, and identification of active site carboxylic residues by site-directed mutagenesis

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-111

  Krah, Martin ^a,b   Misselwitz, Rolf ^a,c   Politz, Oliver ^b   Thomsen, Karl Kristian ^b   Welfle, Heinz ^a   Borriss, Rainer ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active site residue; Conformation; Endo 1,3 glucanase; Laminarinase; Rhodothermus; Stability

Indexed keywords

ENDO 1,3 BETA GLUCANASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; RHODOTHERMUS; RHODOTHERMUS MARINUS;

EID: 0032190308     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2570101.x     Document Type: Article

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