Crystal structure of Mabinlin II: A novel structural type of sweet proteins and the main structural basis for its sweetness

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-62

  Li, De Feng ^a   Jiang, Peihua ^b   Zhu, De Yu ^a   Hu, Yonglin ^a   Max, Marianna ^b   Wang, Da Cheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; hT1R2 T1R3 Mab II interaction; Mabinlin; Structural basis of sweet taste; Sweet protein; Sweet receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISULFIDE; MABINLIN II; SWEET PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SWEETENING AGENTS;

CAPPARIS MASAIKAI;

EID: 41649105855     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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