The crystal structure of murine CMP-5-N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 625-637

  Krapp, Stephan ^a   Münster Kühnel, Anja K ^b   Kaiser, Jens T ^c   Huber, Robert ^a   Tiralongo, Joe ^b   Gerardy Schahn, Rita ^b   Jacob, Uwe ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMP 5 N acetylneuraminic acid synthetase; CMP Neu5Ac; Glycosylation; Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

2 KETO 3 DEOXY DEXTRO GLYCERO DEXTRO GALACTONONULOSONIC ACID; 5 N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID SYNTHETASE; ARGININE; CYTIDINE PHOSPHATE 5 N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID SYNTHETASE; ENZYME; KETONE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0242468081     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.080     Document Type: Article

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