The reaction cycle of isopenicillin N synthase observed by X-ray diffraction

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6754, 1999, Pages 721-724

  Burziaff, Nicolai I ^a   Rutledge, Peter J ^a   Clifton, Ian J ^a   Hensgens, Charles M H ^a   Pickford, Michael ^b   Adlington, Robert M ^a   Roach, Peter L ^a   Baldwin, Jack E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPENICILLIN N; ISOPENICILLIN N SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033554721     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44400     Document Type: Article

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