Conformation, catalytic site, and enzymatic mechanism of the PR10 allergen-related enzyme norcoclaurine synthase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 413, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-290

  Berkner, Hanna ^a   Schweimer, Kristian ^a   Matecko, Irena ^a   Rösch, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bet v 1 allergen; Homology modelling; NMR spectroscopy; Norcoclaurine synthase; Substrate binding

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FOOD ADDITIVES; METABOLITES; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEINS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TITRATION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; ACTIVITY ASSAYS; CATALYTIC SITES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOPAMINE (DPM); ENZYMATIC PROPERTIES; INTERACTION SITES; MECHANISTIC ASPECTS; MICROMOLAR CONCENTRATIONS; NMR RELAXATION; NMR TITRATION; PATHOGENESIS RELATED (PR) PROTEINS; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES; PLANT SPECIES; POLLEN ALLERGEN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIDE CHAINS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY (SEC); SPECTROSCOPIC DATA; STRUCTURAL INFORMATIONS; SUBSTRATE BINDING (SBD); SYNTHASE; THALICTRUM FLAVUM;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALLERGEN; DOPAMINE; NORCOCLAURINE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN PR10; SYNTHETASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; BET V 1 PROTEINS, BETULA PENDULA; LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

THALICTRUM FLAVUM;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 48149084475     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20080306     Document Type: Article

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