Transition state stabilization and α-amino carbon acidity in alanine racemase

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 8114-8115

  Major, Dan T ^a   Nam, Kwangho ^a   Gao, Jiali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALANINE RACEMASE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLVATION;

ALANINE; ALANINE RACEMASE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTONS; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33745656984     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja062272t     Document Type: Article

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