Sequence comparison of outer membrane phospholipases A : Implications for structure and for the catalytic mechanism

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 703-710

  Brok, R G P M ^a   Boots, A P ^a   Dekker, N ^a   Verheij, H M ^a   Tommassen, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catalysis; EC 3.1.1.32; Outer membrane; Phospholipase A; pldA gene; Active site

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032197579     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80017-5     Document Type: Article

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