Mutation of either of two essential glutamates converts the catalytic domain of tobacco class I chitinase into a chitin-binding lectin

Plant Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-51

  Iseli Gamboni, Beatrice ^a   Boller, Thomas ^a   Neuhaus, Jean Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catalytic mechanism; Chitin binding; Glycosyl hydrolases; Nettle lectin precursor; Tobacco class I chitinase; Tobacco class II chitinase

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOSIDASE; LECTIN; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0032507714     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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