Structural basis for catalytic racemization and substrate specificity of an N-acylamino acid racemase homologue from Deinococcus radiodurans

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-169

  Wang, Wen Ching ^a   Chiu, Wei Chun ^a   Hsu, Shih Kuang ^b,c   Wu, Chun Li ^a   Chen, Cheng Yu ^a   Liu, Jai Shin ^a   Hsu, Wen Hwei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

enolase; mandelate racemase; muconate lactonizing enzyme; N acylamino acid racemase; o succinylbenzoate synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; N ACYLAMINO ACID; PROTON; RACEMASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DISPERSION; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RACEMIZATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS;

EID: 4143121187     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.07.023     Document Type: Article

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