Crystal Structure of Chorismate Synthase: A Novel FMN-binding Protein Fold and Functional Insights

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 336, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 903-915

  Ahn, Hyung Jun ^a   Yoon, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Byung Il ^a   Suh, Se Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aroC; Chorismate synthase; FMN binding protein; Helicobacter pylori; Shikimate pathway

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHORISMATE SYNTHASE; CHORISMIC ACID; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; MONOMER; SYNTHETASE; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 1042275584     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.072     Document Type: Article

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