The high-affinity peptidoglycan binding domain of Pseudomonas phage endolysin KZ144

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-191

  Briers, Yves ^a   Schmelcher, Mathias ^b   Loessner, Martin J ^b   Hendrix, Jelle ^a   Engelborghs, Yves ^a   Volckaert, Guido ^a   Lavigne, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Affinity; Chimera; Endolysin; Module shuffling; Peptidoglycan binding domain

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOLYSIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 65049090481     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.161     Document Type: Article

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