The structure of the exo-β-(1,3)-glucanase from Candida albicans in native and bound forms: Relationship between a pocket and groove in family 5 glycosyl hydrolases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 771-783

  Cutfield, Sue M ^a   Davies, Gideon J ^b   Murshudov, Garib ^b   Anderson, Bryan F ^c   Moody, Peter C E ^b   Sullivan, Patrick A ^a,c   Cutfield, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Crystal structure; Exoglucanase; Mechanism based inhibitors

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033521189     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3287     Document Type: Article

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