Thermostability and thermoactivity of citrate synthases from the thermophilic and hyperthermophilic archaea, thermoplasma acidophilum and pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 304, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 657-668

  Arnott, Michael A ^a   Michael, Rebecca A ^a   Thompson, Carl R ^a   Hough, David W ^a   Danson, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion pair networks; Mutagenesis; Protein thermostability; Thermoactivity

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOPLASMA ACIDOPHILUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; THERMOPLASMA ACIDOPHILUM;

EID: 0034623981     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4240     Document Type: Article

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