Cholesterol oxidases: A study of nature's approach to protein design

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 713-722

  Sampson, Nicole S ^a   Vrielink, Alice ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYGEN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0141431067     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9800587     Document Type: Article

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