Docking studies and ligand recognition in folylpolyglutamate synthetase

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 7764-7772

  Tan, Xiao Jian ^a   Carlson, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIGAND; PTEROPTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANCER THERAPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

BINDING SITES; GLUTAMIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PROTEIN BINDING; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

EID: 28144445192     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm0507734     Document Type: Article

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