Tryptophan synthase, an allosteric molecular factory

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-600

  Barends, Thomas RM ^a   Dunn, Michael F ^b   Schlichting, Ilme ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINOACRYLATE; INDOLE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 53849130263     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.07.011     Document Type: Review

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