Understanding the structure-function role of specific catalytic residues in a model food related enzyme: Pepsin

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1175-1180

  Sinkovits, Andras F ^a   Bryksa, Brian C ^a   Tanaka, Takuji ^b   Yada, Rickey Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active site; Denaturation; Model; Mutation; Pepsin

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DICHROISM; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

GLUTAMIC PROTEINASE; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ROLE;

ENZYMES;

CARBOXYL GROUP; CHYMOSIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; PEPSIN A; PROTEINASE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FOOD PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 33847670988     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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