The role of tryptophan residues in Escherichia coli arginyl-tRNA synthetase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1387, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 136-142

  Zhang, Qing Shuo ^a   Wang, En Duo ^a   Wang, Ying Lai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arginyl tRNA synthetase; Site directed mutagenesis; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN; N BROMOSUCCINIMIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ACYLATION; ARGININE-TRNA LIGASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BROMOSUCCINIMIDE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032497422     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00115-0     Document Type: Article

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