Structural elements in IGP synthase exclude water to optimize ammonia transfer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 475-487

  Amaro, Rommie E ^a   Myers, Rebecca S ^b   Davisson, V Jo ^b   Luthey Schulten, Zaida A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BARREL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE AMIDOTRANSFERASE; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE GLYCEROL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; N' [(5' PHOSHORIBULOSYL)FORMIMINO] 5' AMINOIMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE RIBONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PURINE SYNTHESIS; RING FORMATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 23244440559     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.058651     Document Type: Article

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