The crystal structure of feruloyl esterase A from Aspergillus niger suggests evolutive functional convergence in feruloyl esterase family

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 338, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 495-506

  Hermoso, Juan A ^a   Sanz Aparicio, Julia ^a   Molina, Rafael ^a   Juge, Nathalie ^b   González, Ramón ^c   Faulds, Craig B ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AnFaeA, feruloyl esterase A from Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus niger; Crystal structure; Feruloyl esterase; MCA, methyl ester of caffeic acid; MFA, methyl ester of ferulic acid; MpCA, methyl ester of p coumaric acid; Plant cell degradation

Indexed keywords

ARABINOXYLAN; FERULIC ACID; FERULOYL ESTERASE A; FUNGAL ENZYME; HYDROLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GLYCOSYLATION; MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 1842686201     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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