Identification of active site cysteine residues that function as general bases: Diaminopimelate epimerase [9]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 6122-6123

  Koo, Carolyn W ^a   Sutherland, Andrew ^b   Vederas, John C ^b   Blanchard, John S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; EPIMERASE;

CATALYSIS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; HYDROGEN BOND; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0034725413     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja001193t     Document Type: Letter

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