Ligand binding induces a large conformational change in O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase from Salmonella typhimurium

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 941-953

  Burkhard, Peter ^a   Tai, Chia Hui ^b   Ristroph, Camille M ^b   Cook, Paul F ^b   Jansonius, Johan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic mechanism; Conformational change; Cysteine biosynthesis; O acetylserine sulfhydrylase; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; COVALENT BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033609810     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3002     Document Type: Article

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