Structural analysis shows five glycohydrolase families diverged from a common ancestor

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Robertus, Jond D ^a   Monzingo, Arthur F ^a   Marcotte, Edward M ^a   Hart, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHITINASE; CHITOSANASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; LYSOZYME;

ANSER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 3543043078     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(199809/10)282:1/2<127::aid-jez14>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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