Calculation of the pK(a) values for the ligands and side chains of Escherichia coli D-alanine:D-alanine ligase

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-117

  Carlson, Heather A ^a   Briggs, James M ^a   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DEXTRO ALANINE DEXTRO ALANINE LIGASE; LACTIC ACID; LIGAND; VANCOMYCIN; ALANYLALANINE; D-ALANYLALANINE SYNTHETASE; DIPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PKA; PROTON TRANSPORT; TITRIMETRY; BINDING SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

BINDING SITES; DIPEPTIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGANDS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0033552812     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm980351c     Document Type: Article

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