Amino acid substitutions at the subunit interface of dimeric Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase cause reduced structural stability

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1152-1159

  Martin, Donna Carolan ^a   Pastra Landis, S C ^a   Kantrowitz, Evan R ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Interface; Subunit; Transverse urea gradient gel electrophoresis; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032953191     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.5.1152     Document Type: Article

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