Crystal structure of the aspartic proteinase from Rhizomucor miehei at 2.15 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 449-459

  Yang, Jian ^a   Teplyakov, Alexei ^b   Quail, J Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active site; Aspartic proteinase; Electrostatic potential; Glycosylation; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

MAMMALIA; MUCOR; RHIZOMUCOR MIEHEI; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLUS;

EID: 17144458475     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0968     Document Type: Article

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