Analysis by systematic deletion of amino acids of the action of the ribotoxin restrictocin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1594, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 115-126

  Glück, Anton ^a   Wool, Ira G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Restrictocin; Ribosome; Ribotoxin; Systematic deletion of amino acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RESTRICTOCIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEOMICS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CYTOTOXINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RABBITS; RATS; RETICULOCYTES; RIBONUCLEASES; RIBOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037203797     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(01)00290-4     Document Type: Article

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