Predictive, structure-based model of amino acid recognition by nonribosomal peptide synthetase adenylation domains

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-224

  Challis, Gregory L ^a   Ravel, Jacques ^a   Townsend, Craig A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylation domain; Amino acid activation; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase; Substrate binding; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATION; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GRAMICIDIN SYNTHETASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TARGETED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0034013269     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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