Tryptophan 140 is important, but Serine 141 is essential for the formation of the integrated conformation of staphylococcal nuclease

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-119

  Yin, Jinhu ^a   Jing, Guozhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

N terminal fragment; Peptide folding; Staphylococcal nuclease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; NUCLEASE; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033914528     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022721     Document Type: Article

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