Quantumchemical study of the catalytic triad in subtilisin: The influence of amino acid substitutions on enzymatic activity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-40

  Baeten, Anja ^a   Maes, Dominique ^b   Geerlings, Paul ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL GROUP; SERINE; SUBTILISIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032494756     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0769     Document Type: Article

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