Specificity of trypsin and chymotrypsin: Loop-motion-controlled dynamic correlation as a determinant

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1183-1193

  Ma, Wenzhe ^a   Tang, Chao ^a,b   Lai, Luhua ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 23244458844     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.057158     Document Type: Article

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