Active-site mutations which change the substrate specificity of the Clostridium stercorarium cellulase CelZ. Implications for synergism

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 218-223

  Riedel, Kathrin ^b   Bronnenmeier, Karin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catalytic amino acids; Clostridium; Endo exoglucanase; Glycosyl hydrolase family 9; Synergism

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA PRIMERS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033563022     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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