Dissection of nucleophilic and acid-base catalysis in glycosidases

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 643-649

  Zechel, David L ^a   Withers, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANION; ASCORBIC ACID; AZIDE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BASE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME; FLUORIDE; FORMIC ACID; GLYCOSIDASE; HALIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; SULFENIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACIDITY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MODEL; PLASTICITY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035644196     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(01)00260-5     Document Type: Review

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