Crystal structure of chondroitin AC lyase, a representative of a family of glycosaminoglycan degrading enzymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 635-647

  Féthière, James ^a,c   Eggimann, Bernhard ^b   Cygler, Miroslaw ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Diagnostics R and D   (Canada)

^c Montreal Jt Ctr for Struct Biol   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chondroitin; Chondroitinase; Crystal structure; GAG lyase; Glycosaminoglycan

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; LYASE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

FLAVOBACTERIUM; MAMMALIA; PEDOBACTER HEPARINUS;

EID: 0037734681     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2698     Document Type: Article

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