Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) urease. Probing acid-base groups of the active site by pH variation

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 651-658

  Krajewska, Barbara ^a   Ciurli, Stefano ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Enzyme ionization constants; Organic buffers; pH effects; Phosphate buffer; Urease

Indexed keywords

UREASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANAVALIA; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH;

CANAVALIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PLANT PROTEINS; UREASE;

CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS;

EID: 24344505421     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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