Designer enzymes for glycosphingolipid synthesis by directed evolution

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 508-514

  Hancock, Susan M ^a   Rich, Jamie R ^a   Caines, Matthew E C ^a   Strynadka, Natalie C J ^a   Withers, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING;

EID: 67650290309     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.191     Document Type: Article

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