Mutational analysis of amino acid residues involved in catalytic activity of a family 18 chitinase from tulip bulbs

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 341-346

  Suzukawa, Keisuke ^a   Yamagami, Takeshi ^a   Ohnuma, Takayuki ^a   Hirakawa, Hideki ^a   Kuhara, Satoru ^a   Aso, Yoichi ^a   Ishiguor, Masatsune ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Site directed mutagenesis; Tulip bulb; Tulipa bakeri

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCOLCHITIN; HEVAMINE; LYSOZYME; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TULIP;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MURAMIDASE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TULIPA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; TULIPA; TULIPA BAKERI;

EID: 0041626165     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.341     Document Type: Article

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