Crystal structure of nitrile hydratase from a thermophilic Bacillus smithii

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 340-345

  Hourai, Shinji ^a   Miki, Misao ^a   Takashima, Yoshiki ^a   Mitsuda, Satoshi ^a   Yanagi, Kazunori ^a  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus smithii; NHase

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; NITRILE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SMITHII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACILLUS SMITHII;

EID: 0345276480     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.124     Document Type: Article

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