Solvent perturbation of the allosteric regulation of aspartate transcarbamylase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1384, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 306-314

  Licata, Vince J ^a   Allewell, Norma M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostery; Feedback regulation; Osmotic stress; Salt dependence; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; ENERGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032546601     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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