A model for enzyme-substrate interaction in alanine racemase

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2830-2834

  Ondrechen, M J ^a   Briggs, J M ^b   McCammon, J A ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME-SUBSTRATES;

CATALYSTS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONIZATION; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

ENZYMES;

ALANINE; ALANINE RACEMASE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; IONIZATION; PH; PREDICTION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALANINE RACEMASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0034816313     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0029679     Document Type: Article

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