3D structure of Sulfolobus solfataricus carboxypeptidase developed by molecular modeling is confirmed by site-directed mutagenesis and small angle x-ray scattering

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1165-1175

  Occhipinti, Emanuela ^a   Martelli, Pier Luigi ^b   Spinozzi, Francesco ^c   Corsi, Federica ^c   Formantici, Cristina ^a   Molteni, Laura ^a   Amenitsch, Heintz ^d   Mariani, Paolo ^c   Tortora, Paolo ^a   Casadio, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTONE; METAL CHELATE; METAL ION; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PSEUDOMONAS; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOACTINOMYCES; THERMOACTINOMYCES VULGARIS;

EID: 12444253048     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74552-4     Document Type: Article

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