Consequences of breaking the Asp-His hydrogen bond of the catalytic triad: Effects on the structure and dynamics of the serine esterase cutinase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-98

  Lau, Edmond Y ^a   Bruice, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CUTINASE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; SERINE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032978685     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76874-8     Document Type: Article

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