Substitution with selenomethionine can enhance the stability of methionine-rich proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-20

  Gassner, Nadine C ^a   Baase, Walter A ^a   Hausrath, Andrew C ^a   Matthews, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous scattering; MAD phasing; Structure determination; T4 lysozyme

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; METHIONINE; SELENOMETHIONINE; SOLVENT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; ENERGY TRANSFER; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN VARIANT;

T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033584888     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3220     Document Type: Article

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