Kunitz-type soybean trypsin inhibitor revisited: Refined structure of its complex with porcine trypsin reveals an insight into the interaction between a homologous inhibitor from Erythrina caffra and tissue-type plasminogen activator

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-363

  Song, Hyun Kyu ^a   Suh, Se Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Inhibition of plasminogen activator; Kunitz type proteinase inhibitor; Soybean trypsin inhibitor; trefoil fold

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ERYTHRINA; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ERYTHRINA CAFFRA; GLYCINE MAX; LOTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0032536108     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1469     Document Type: Article

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