Catalysis in the nitrilase superfamily

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-782

  Brenner, Charles ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMIDASE; GLUTAMINASE; NITRILASE; PUTRESCINE; SYNTHETASE; VITAMIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036909261     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(02)00387-1     Document Type: Review

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