Identification of a Potential General Acid/Base in the Reversible Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions Catalyzed by Tyrosine Recombinases: Flp H305

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-129

  Whiteson, Katrine L ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Chopra, Neeraj ^a   Raymond, Amy C ^b   Rice, Phoebe A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DeCODE Chemistry & Biostructures   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; FUNGAL DNA; RECOMBINASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA REPAIR; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

CATALYSIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TYROSINE;

EID: 33847079942     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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