Crystal Structure of Fully Ligated Adenylosuccinate Synthetase from Plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 335, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1251-1264

  Eaazhisai, K ^a   Jayalakshmi, R ^b   Gayathri, P ^a   Anand, R P ^b   Sumathy, K ^b,c   Balaram, H ^b   Murthy, M R N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c Monsanto Enterprises Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Adenylosuccinate synthetase; Dimer interface; Hadacidin; Plasmodium falciparum; Purine salvage pathway

Indexed keywords

ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ASPARTIC ACID; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; HADACIDIN; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM ION; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0347284265     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.11.036     Document Type: Article

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