A metal complex that binds α-amino acids with high and predictable stereospecificity

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6750, 1999, Pages 254-257

  Chin, Jik ^a   Lee, Soo Suk ^a   Lee, Kyung Joo ^b   Park, Seongsoon ^a   Kim, Dong H ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; COBALT; LIGAND; METAL COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; COBALT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0039182150     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/45751     Document Type: Article

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