The X-ray structure of a chitinase from the pathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitis

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 544-551

  Hollis, Thomas ^a   Monzingo, Arthur F ^a   Bortone, Kara ^a   Ernst, Stephen ^a   Cox, Rebecca ^b   Robertus, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Texas Center for Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta alpha barrel; Chitinase; Fungal pathogen; Mutagenesis; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; FUNGI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0034064512     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.3.544     Document Type: Article

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