Mutational effects on thermostable superoxide dismutase from Aquifex pyrophilus: Understanding the molecular basis of protein thermostability

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 263-268

  Lim, Jae Hwan ^a   Yeon Hwang, Kwang ^b   Choi, Juhyun ^a,c   Lee, Duck Yeon ^a   Ahn, Byung Yoon ^c   Cho, Yunje ^d   Kim, Key Sun ^a   Han, Ye Sun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b CrystalGenomics Inc   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aquifex pyrophilus; Hydrogen bonds; Ion pair network; Superoxide dismutase; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AQUIFEX PYROPHILUS; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0035914001     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5752     Document Type: Article

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