Active site hydrophobicity is critical to the bioluminescence activity of Vibrio harveyi luciferase

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 12970-12977

  Li, Chi Hui ^a   Tu, Shiao Chun ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; DIMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SUBSTRATES;

DECANAL SUBSTRATES; HETERODIMERS; HYDROPHOBIC RESIDUES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

4A HYDROPEROXYFLAVIN; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; LUCIFERASE; PHENYLALANINE; QUERCETIN; SERINE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BINDING SITES; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; LUCIFERASES, BACTERIAL; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; VIBRIO;

VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 25444437207     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi050935y     Document Type: Article

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