An essential amino acid residue for catalytic activity of the dextranase of Streptococcus mutans

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-196

  Igarashi, T ^a   Morisaki, H ^a   Yamamoto, A ^a   Goto, N ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active site; Catalytic activity; Dextranase; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING SITES; DEXTRANASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; THREONINE; VALINE;

EID: 0036260668     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2002.170310.x     Document Type: Article

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