Crystallization and X-ray crystallographic studies of wild-type and mutant tryptophan synthase α-subunits from Escherichia coli

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-222

  Jeong, Mi Suk ^a   Jang, Se Bok ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Subunit of Tryptophan Synthase ( TS); Escherichia coli; P28L Y173F Double Mutant; Wild Type; X Ray Crystallographic Analysis

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

EID: 26044478454     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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