Melatonin biosynthesis: The structure of serotonin N-acetyltransferase at 2.5 A resolution suggests a catalytic mechanism

Molecular Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-32

  Hickman, Alison Burgess ^a   Klein, David C ^a   Dyda, Fred ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033010021     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80171-9     Document Type: Article

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