Electron paramagnetic resonance reveals altered topography of the active center gorge of acetylcholinesterase after binding of fasciculin to the peripheral site

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1430, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 349-358

  Šentjurc, Marjeta ^a   Pečar, Slavko ^b   Stojan, Jure ^c   Marchot, Pascale ^d   Radić, Zoran ^e   Grubič, Zoran ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Fasciculin; Propidium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; FASCICULIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPIN LABELS;

MAMMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0344026149     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(99)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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