The structure of the membrane protein squalene-hopene cyclase at 2.0 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-187

  Wendt, K U ^a   Lenhart, A ^a   Schulz, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholesterol biosynthesis; Monotopic membrane protein; QW sequence repeat; Triterpene cyclase; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; ENZYME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SQUALENE; SQUALENE HOPENE CYCLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0033548169     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2470     Document Type: Article

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