Crystal structure of thermostable aspartase from Bacillus sp. YM55-1: Structure-based exploration of functional sites in the aspartase family

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 328, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 635-654

  Fujii, Tomomi ^a   Sakai, Hisanobu ^a,c   Kawata, Yasushi ^b   Hata, Yasuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspartase; Crystal structure; High activity; Local structural comparison; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LYSINE;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS SP.; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037414436     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00310-3     Document Type: Article

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