Effect of mutations within the peripheral anionic site on the stability of acetylcholinesterase

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 982-992

  Morel, Nathalie ^a   Bon, Suzanne ^a   Greenblatt, Harry M ^b   Van Belle, Daniel ^c   Wodak, Shoshana J ^c   Sussman, Joel L ^b   Massoulié, Jean ^a   Silman, Israel ^a,b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033047750     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.55.6.982     Document Type: Article

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