Crystal structures of the metal-dependent 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-galactarate aldolase suggest a novel reaction mechanism

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 3849-3856

  Izard, Tina ^a,b   Blackwell, Nicholas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

( )8 barrel; 2 dehydro 3 deoxygalactarate (DDG) aldolase; Aldolase; Domain swapping; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

ANION; CARBON; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; METAL; PHOSPHATE; PROTON; SELENIUM;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034254465     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.15.3849     Document Type: Article

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