Atomic resolution structures of Escherichia coli and Bacillus anthracis malate synthase A: Comparison with isoform G and implications for structure-based drug discovery

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1935-1945

  Lohman, Jeremy R ^a   Olson, Andrew C ^a   Remington, S James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic resolution; Conformational change; Drug discovery; Isoform

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; GENOMIC DNA; MALATE SYNTHASE; MALATE SYNTHASE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYL COENZYME A; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DISCOVERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 55549091098     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.036269.108     Document Type: Article

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