Substitution of the methionine residues of calmodulin with the unnatural amino acid analogs ethionine and norleucine: Biochemical and spectroscopic studies

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-121

  Yuan, Tao ^a   Vogel, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic incorporation; Calmodulin; Ethionine; Methionine; Norleucine; Spectroscopy; Unnatur al amino acid

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALMODULIN; ETHIONINE; METHIONINE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; NORLEUCINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0032929091     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.1.113     Document Type: Article

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