Structure, evolution and action of vitamin B6-dependent enzymes

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 759-769

  Jansonius, Johan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE RACEMASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENZYME; PYRIDOXINE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

ALLOSTERISM; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032444219     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80096-1     Document Type: Article

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