Crystal structure of the reduced Schiff-base intermediate complex of transaldolase B from Escherichia coli: Mechanistic implications for class I aldolases

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-124

  Jia, Jia ^a   Schörken, Ulrich ^b   Lindqvist, Ylva ^a   Sprenger, Georg A ^b   Schneider, Gunter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

aldolase; enzyme mechanism; protein crystallography; Schiff base intermediate

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; TRANSALDOLASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 1842332171     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060113     Document Type: Article

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