Mutational analysis of the maize gamma zein C-terminal cysteine residues

Plant Science

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 131-141

  Ems McClung, Stephanie C ^a   Benmoussa, Mustapha ^a   Hainline, Bryan E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Gamma zein; Genetic engineering; Intramolecular disulfide bonds; Phenylketonuria

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY;

INTRAMOLECULAR BONDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; GAMMA ZEIN; PROLAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DISULFIDE BOND; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MAIZE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036135577     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(01)00549-0     Document Type: Article

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