In vivo engineering of proteins with nitrogen-containing tryptophan analogs

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 740-754

  Lepthien, Sandra ^a   Wiltschi, Birgit ^a   Bolic, Bojana ^a   Budisa, Nediljko ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino and azatryptophan; DNA mimicry; Genetic code; Nucleobase fluorescence; Protein design and engineering

Indexed keywords

DNA MIMICRY; GENETIC CODES; NUCLEOBASE FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN DESIGN;

AMINO ACIDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PROTEINS;

AMINE; BIOMATERIAL; DNA BASE; IMINE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AMINO ACID; BIOENGINEERING; DNA; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; SHORT SURVEY;

PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33751505697     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0665-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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