Crystal structure of Escherichia coli cystathionine γ-synthase at 1.5 Å resolution

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6827-6838

  Clausen, Tim ^a   Huber, Robert ^a   Prade, Lars ^a   Wahl, Markus C ^a   Messerschmidt, Albrecht ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Methionine biosynthesis; Molecular modelling; Protein structure; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; R FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032402991     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.23.6827     Document Type: Article

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