Structural studies of histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein from Enterococcus faecalis

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Hahmann, Marika ^a   Maurer, Till ^b   Lorenz, Michael ^a   Hengstenberg, Wolfgang ^c   Glaser, Steffen ^a   Kalbitzer, Hans Robert ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histidine containing phosphocarrier protein; NMR; Phosphotransferase system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032520183     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2520051.x     Document Type: Article

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