Three-dimensional structure of Erwinia chrysanthemi pectin methylesterase reveals a novel esterase active site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 951-960

  Jenkins, John ^a   Mayans, Olga ^b   Smith, Drummond ^a   Worboys, Kathryn ^a   Pickersgill, Richard W ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartyl esterase; Carbohydrate esterase family 8; Erwinia chrysanthemi; Parallel helix; Pectin methylesterase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLESTERASE; PECTATE LYASE; PECTIN LYASE; PECTINESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; RHAMNOGALACTURONAN ACETYLESTERASE; RHAMNOGALACTURONASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ERWINIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI;

EID: 0035951291     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4324     Document Type: Article

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