The Structure of Chorismate Synthase Reveals a Novel Flavin Binding Site Fundamental to a Unique Chemical Reaction

Structure

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1499-1511

  Maclean, John ^a   Ali, Sohail ^a  

^a Todd Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 PHOSPHOSHIKIMATE 1 CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CHORISMIC ACID; ENZYME; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; HERBICIDE; SHIKIMIC ACID; SYNTHETASE; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0344868502     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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