Aeromonas proteolytica Aminopeptidase: An Investigation of the Mode of Action Using a Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Approach

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 5414-5427

  Schürer, Gudrun ^a   Lanig, Harald ^a   Clark, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; REACTION KINETICS;

ENZYME ENVIRONMENT; METAL CENTERS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; ZINC ION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS PROTEOLYTICA; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

AEROMONAS; ALANINE; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CATTLE; COMPUTERS, MOLECULAR; ELECTROSTATICS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXIDES; LEUCINE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZINC;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; VIBRIO PROTEOLYTICUS;

EID: 2442483839     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0340191     Document Type: Article

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