The role of the C-terminal region of cyanophycin synthetase from Nostoc ellipsosporum NE1 in its enzymatic activity and thermostability: A key function of Glu856

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1794, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-49

  Hai, Tran ^a   Lee, Jin Sook ^a   Kim, Tae Jong ^a   Suh, Joo Won ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C terminal truncation; Cyanophycin; Cyanophycin synthetase; Nostoc ellipsosporum; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYANOPHYCIN; CYANOPHYCIN SYNTHETASE; GLUTAMINE; LEUCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; NOSTOC ELLIPSOSPORUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STOP CODON; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON, TERMINATOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOSTOC; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; TEMPERATURE; VALINE;

NOSTOC ELLIPSOSPORUM;

EID: 56449084146     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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