Structural Basis for Glutamate Racemase Inhibition

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 372, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 434-443

  Kim, Kook Han ^a,b   Bong, Young Jong ^a   Park, Joon Kyu ^a   Shin, Key Jung ^a   Hwang, Kwang Yeon ^b   Kim, Eunice EunKyeong ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO GLUTAMIC ACID; GAMMA 2 NAPHTHYLMETHYL DEXTRO GLUTAMATE; GLUTAMATE RACEMASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34547932250     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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